THE BEAT

Arash Markazi

December 15, 2008

EX--YANKEES BOPPER Bernie Williams has a deal with Reform Records for a contemporary Latin jazz album, Moving Forward. The five-time All-Star studied classical guitar as a child and in 2003 put out his debut record, The Journey Within. "The past two years I've [dedicated] my time to music," he says. "I could not be more excited with the results." ... Beach volleyball gold medalist Kerri Walsh (right) is pregnant with her first child. "It's awesome!" said Walsh, 30. "We believe we conceived during our last days in Beijing, or a couple of days after we won the gold medal." Walsh and her husband, volleyballer Casey Jennings, haven't learned the baby's sex. "We have a feeling it's a boy," Walsh told Access Hollywood. "But we're going to find out the traditional way."