The Beat

Divorce, American style: Mets shortstop Rey Ordo�ez (below) is being sued by his ex, Hilda Maria Fiallo, for nearly $8,000 a month in child support. Ordo�ez and Fiallo were divorced in Havana on July 8, 1993, and a Cuban court awarded Fiallo $1.50—yes, $1.50—a month in support for the couple's only child, Rey Jr. Four days later Ordo�ez defected to the U.S. during the World University Games. The shortstop signed a four-year, $19 million contract with New York in 2000, which is why Fiallo, who defected last year with Rey Jr., now eight, wants to renegotiate. Although Ordo�ez has been voluntarily giving Fiallo $6,250 a month since November, Fiallo says she needs more because she doesn't speak English and can't work. Another twist: Ordo�ez is now married to Fiallo's stepsister, Gloryann....

Everyone wants a Lennox Lewis-Mike Tyson fight. But who's going to get to stage it: HBO, Showtime or Hollywood? Director Steven Soderbergh wants to make a Las Vegas bout between Lewis and Tyson the backdrop for the heist at the heart of his upcoming Ocean's Eleven remake, which will star George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Julia Roberts. Neither fighter has committed yet. Filming began last week....

Actor Stephen Baldwin is sponsoring a 24-year-old boxer named Meagan McBain, who made her pro debut last Friday in Atlantic City. The two met four months ago in New York City's Grand Havana Room cigar lounge. "What impressed me was her cool," says Baldwin. "She looks like a descendant of Rocky Marciano." The similarity may end with looks: McBain fought to a four-round draw against Norma Galloway, who'd been TKO'd in her only other fight by 38-year-old Jacqui (daughter of Smokin' Joe) Frazier-Lyde.