Former Major League Baseball pitcher Jamie Moyer, a 24-year Major League veteran, has joined ESPN as a Baseball Tonight analyst. Moyer will debut tomorrow, Thursday, March 31, contributing to ESPN’s Opening Day coverage (including the midnight ET episode of Baseball Tonight). He will provide analysis on Baseball Tonight throughout the season. Read the rest of this entry »

Several ESPN MLB commentators share their perspective on a variety of topics entering the 2011 season. ESPN will debut new commentator teams this year including Dan Shulman, Orel Hershiser and Bobby Valentine on Sunday Night Baseball (with reporters Wendi Nix and Buster Olney), Sean McDonough, Rick Sutcliffe and Aaron Boone on Monday Night Baseball (with reporter Tim Kurkjian), and Dave O’Brien and Nomar Garciaparra on Wednesday Night Baseball (with reporter Pedro Gomez). Additionally, Baseball Tonight, with host Karl Ravech and analysts John Kruk and Barry Larkin will originate from the site of Sunday Night Baseball this season. Read the rest of this entry »

ESPN’s Extensive 2011 Men’s Final Four Coverage: ESPN will offer extensive multimedia coverage of the NCAA Men’s Final Four, including in-depth analysis, news, interviews and highlights, including:

• Daily SportsCenter and ESPNEWS reports Friday, April 1, to Monday, April 4, two day of game editions of College GameDay Driven by State Farm and a three-hourCollege Basketball SportsCenter Special;
• Extensive analysis, several special shows and a marathon of memorable regular-season games;
• Extensive content on ESPN.com, including commentary and analysis, live chats and ESPN.com’s SportsNation polls, plus content via ESPN Mobile Properties. Read the rest of this entry »

We’re finally down to the Final Four in the 2011 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament bracket… and if anyone tells you they guessed this combination of teams, they’re either lying or rich enough to fix the whole thing. Not a single 1 or 2 seed has made it into the Final Four and only a single #1 made it into the Elite Eight.

The 2011 “Final Four” consist of #4 Kentucky, #3 Connecticut, #8 Butler and #11 VCU. Neither Butler or VCU even made it into the AP’s top 25 NCAA Basketball poll. So who is laughing now? This is the second trip to the Final Four for Butler in as many years. This time they did it by beating #1 Pitt, #4 Wisconsin and #2 Florida. You can’t say they didn’t earn it. Read the rest of this entry »

When Khloé Kardashian and Lamar Odom said “I do” in 2009, it was front-page celebrity news throughout the world. Now, the power couple is putting their life together at the center of a new television series, when Khloé & Lamar premieres April 10th at 10pm on E!

With a year of marriage behind them, Khloé and Lamar are blowing the lid off their home life and allowing the E! cameras to capture the private world they used to call their own. Sharing space under the Odom roof is Khloé’s brother, Robert, who is embarking on his own career in the music industry now that he is no longer living with mom Kris and step-dad Bruce Jenner. We’ll also follow Lamar both in Los Angeles and as he hits the road to fulfill his professional duties as a member of the world-famous L.A. Lakers. Read the rest of this entry »

A new mixed-martial arts venture will debut May 21 at the Los Angeles Sports Arena featuring nothing-to-lose ex-convicts against hard-hitting police officers, war veterans, firefighters, and other heroes.

Cage vs. Cons 1 will provide fans with instant rivalries, mouth-dropping storylines, and identifiable heroes and villains—all combining to create fights that overflow with a savage energy unmatched in the MMA world. Read the rest of this entry »

A few hours ago, voting for round 1 of the Madden NFL 12 Cover athlete was closed and round 2 is now open. This year, EA Sports is using a 32-player tournament-style bracket to let the fans of the game, and the NFL, decide who will grace this year’s cover.

EA chose one representative for each NFL team and seeded them similar to the NCAA Basketball Tournament brackets. There were a few blowouts in round 1, the biggest being the Falcons’ quarterback Matt “Matty Ice” Ryan defeating the Panthers’ offensive lineman Jordan Gross to the tune of 89% to 11%. Others included Aaron Rodgers beating Ndamukong Suh, Michael Vick over DeMarcus Ware and Hines Ward topping Carlos Dunlap. Read the rest of this entry »

In just a few hours, the voting period for round 1 of the Madden NFL 12 cover athlete “tournament” will be closed. Round 2 begins immediately after the close of round 1 in this March Madness bracket-style voting system. This is the first time EA Sports is giving the fans this much of a say in choosing the Madden NFL cover athlete. They have teamed up with ESPN and the last player standing will be announced LIVE on “SportsNation” on ESPN2. Read the rest of this entry »

A racy, unreleased trailer with Serena Williams and actress Rileah Vanderbilt (who has appeared in such films as the slasher film Hatchet) that was shot for Top Spin 4 was briefly leaked on YouTube, then pulled, but not after getting over a million views.

Some still shots still exist, including the image above, which is definitely red-hot. 2K Sports released this statement before the video was removed:

“As part of the process for creating marketing campaigns to support our titles, we pursue a variety of creative avenues. This video is not part of the title’s final marketing campaign and its distribution was unauthorized.” Read the rest of this entry »

It has been reported that nine NFL teams have set up appointments with Mr. Cameron Newton to take a closer look at what he can bring to the table, prior to the 2011 NFL Amateur Draft. Critics still appear to be split on how Cam’s abilities can translate to the speed of the NFL, but it looks like nine teams still consider him a level 1 quarterback prospect.

Newton’s busy appointment schedule is as follows. The position of the team’s first overall pick in the draft is shown after their name:

Sunday March 27 – Miami Dolphins (15); Monday March 28 – Buffalo Bills (3); Wednesday March 30 – Minnesota Vikings (12); Sunday April 3, 4 – Cincinnati Bengals (4); Tuesday April 5 – Carolina Panthers (1); Wednesday April 6 – Tennessee Titans (8); Tuesday April 12 – Cincinnati Bengals (4); Wednesday April 13 – Cleveland Browns (6); Friday April 15 – Washington Redskins (10); Monday April 18 – Denver Broncos (2) Read the rest of this entry »

Now that the smoke has cleared on the initial two rounds of the 2011 edition of NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Tournament, March Madness, we have another printable bracket update for you in case you want to start that office pool all over again. Yes, I’m talking to you Pitt and Notre Dame fans.

Suddenly, I don’t hear too many complaints about Pitt being crowned the #1 seed in the Southeast. Maybe their second-round exit at the hands of Butler has something to do with that. The biggest whiners were the Notre Dame supporters… who took a second round thrashing as well. Read the rest of this entry »

Just in time for baseball season’s Opening Day, the Pennsylvania Lottery introduces two new, $5 instant games, Phillies™ and Pirates™, which are on sale today.

“The Lottery is proud to partner with Pennsylvania’s professional baseball franchises once again,” said Drew Svitko, Lottery interim executive director, noting that the PA Lottery previously introduced an instant game featuring these two teams in 2008. “We know these instant games will be a hit with Lottery players and baseball fans, and they have the potential to generate nearly $10 million in profits for programs benefiting older Pennsylvanians.” Read the rest of this entry »

The opening tipoff of NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship – Sweet 16 is growing closer. We at TMR Zoo feel we have definitely done our due diligence to get more familiar with college hoops…but alas hours of research hasn’t helped us. Once again we are forced to rely on TMRZoo Bracketology.

We have been very upfront about our limited knowledge of March Madness…um, I mean NCAA tournament basketball. This does not mean we expect a pass or we are going to post fluff about the NCAA Sweet 16 or Final Four. As we educate ourselves on this game called basketball we hope to share our findings with you readers. Read the rest of this entry »

The TMR Zoo Cam Newton Draft contest was launched only a few days ago and there has been a flurry of entries already. Entrants have guessed everything from Cam Newton being drafted with the first pick overall to being completely undrafted in the 2011 NFL draft. We promised to deliver you links to what all of the “experts” have to say about Cam Newton’s “stock”, an here is the first edition…

First off, the results of Cam Newton’s Wonderlic test score has been made public, and it was a pretty lackluster result. Cam scored a 21 on the test, which is used to measure a player’s intelligence. It has been said that you need score at least a 20 on the test to be an affective quarterback in the NFL. (Ut oh!) But do not despair… NFL legends such as Dan Marino and Jim Kelly stunk up the test as well with matching 15′s. Read the rest of this entry »

That’s it! The field of 64 is finally set and the 2011 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Tournament will officially tip off Thursday evening. You can grab an updated printed March Madness bracket below to use in your office pools… which you should already be entered in, but if not, have at it.

The final two slots in the bracket were filled last night as UTSA beat Alabama State, 70-61, to earn the #16 seed and also the right to have their ass kicked by #1 Ohio State tomorrow at 4:40pm EST. Also being solidified last evening was the #11 seed in the Southwest Region as VCU beat USC to the tune of 59-46. VCU now faces Georgetown on Friday. Read the rest of this entry »

The big sports contest of the day is the 2011 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament… otherwise known as March Madness. Well, in the wake of the start of the NFL lockout, the TMR Zoo is bringing you yet another exclusive football contest…

The Cam Newton NFL Draft Contest

No one knows if there will be a 2011 NFL season or not, but there WILL be a 2011 NFL Draft. Since the amateur draft is inevitable, so the the emergence of the NFL’s next superstar, Cameron “Cam” Newton. Read the rest of this entry »