News

Fox Sports used its Super Bowl platform Sunday to break some news among the ads and pregame hype: New York Yankees Hall of Fame shortstop Derek Jeter is joining the MLB on Fox team for the 2023 season.

MLB on Fox regular Alex Rodriguez helped make the announcement on the Fox pregame set today in Glendale, Az. Rodriguez and Jeter played together on the Yankees from 2004 until Jeter’s retirement in 2014, winning a World Series title together in 2009.

Here’s the announcement today with help from NFL on Fox duo Curt Menefee and Michael Strahan.

Announcements don't get much bigger than this...

In today’s TV news roundup, HBO revealed the trailer for “The Weight of Gold,” a documentary about Olympians’ mental health challenges, and Netflix announced the premiere date for its upcoming animated comedy “Hoops.”

Greenlights

Epix announced “By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem,” a four-part docuseries that explores the music scene of 1960s Harlem and connects it to music trends seen today, will premiere this fall. The series will combine moments from the cabler’s drama series “Godfather of Harlem” with archival footage and interviews to tell the story of Harlem musicians who used their voices, instruments and music as weapons against oppression. Contemporary artists will be featured as well. The docuseries is executive produced by Nina Yang Bongiovi, Forest Whitaker, Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean and Keith McQuirter.

First Looks

HBO unveiled the official trailer for “The Weight of Gold,” set to premiere July 29. Featuring interviews with Michael Phelps,...

He predicted the Dodgers would make the playoffs ... now Eric Karros is breaking out the crystal ball yet again for a World Series prediction -- and Red Sox fans ain't gonna like this. TMZ Sports spoke with the Dodgers legend/prophet about the final 4 teams in the Mlb playoffs ... and he's expecting a rematch of last year's Fall Classic between the Dodgers and Houston Astros. Not only is he predicting L.A. to make it,...

It's a tight race in the Nl West ... but Eric Karros says he's 100% convinced the Dodgers will scrap together a late season push and make the playoffs.  Also, he's super biased.  Karros -- the L.A. Dodgers' all-time home run leader -- has been involved with the Dodgers organization since 1991. So, he bleeds Dodger Blue, but he also knows when a team is doomed. So, with the Dodgers currently 1.5 games out of the Nl Wild...

Every year, Kershaw’s Challenge, the non-profit organization led by Los Angeles Dodgers’ star pitcher Clayton Kershaw and his wife Ellen, kick off PingPong4Purpose – bringing together dynamic festivities, competitive ping pong, and more with all-star athletes, A-list entertainers, fans, friends and family, supporters and the greater Los Angeles community – for a magnanimous evening to raise funds supporting vital domestic and international programs for children and families.

The 6th Annual PingPong4Purpose will take place the evening of Thursday, August 23rd at Dodger Stadium. Tickets and VIP packages are available now, with proceeds supporting their beneficiaries, the Dream Center and Just Keep Livin' Foundation's initiatives in Los Angeles, and International Justice Mission’s initiatives in the Dominican Republic.

One of the marquee events anticipated every summer in Los Angeles, with some wild ping pong showdowns courtesy of SPiN and featuring their signature Ping Pong Pros, a silent auction, delicious treats,...

Talk about an awkward conversation ... the L.A. Dodgers once "had an issue" with a pitcher who took locker room nudity Wayyyy too far -- and would hit the team snack bar with his dong out ... so says Eric Karros.  It all went down in the '90s ... and judging from the way Karros tells the story, the "issue" was more about being sanitary ... because nobody wants dirty naked parts touching the team Cracker Jacks.

You know how they say say men with facial hair are "hiding something?" Well, Eric Karros is one of those guys -- telling TMZ Sports his goatee is masking the scars from a 97-mph fastball that drilled him in the chin back in 2002. The former L.A. Dodgers 1st baseman says he remembers everything about the pitch that struck him in the jaw -- hurled by former S.F. Giants pitcher Felix Rodriguez. "Ironically, it was Family Picture Day,...

The man in the bleachers who got into a verbal altercation with the Los Angeles Dodgers beating victim shortly before the attack is a die-hard Dodgers fan ... TMZ has learned. The man is Juan Banda , seen here posing with former Dodgers first baseman Eric Karros outside Dodger Stadium.  We don't know when the photo was taken. We're told after TMZ posted the video Monday morning -- showing Banda taunting beating victim Bryan Stow -- people...

Baseball games have gone through a fascinating evolution. In the beginning, they were minimalist masterpieces (gamers of a certain age still talk about the greatness of "Rbi Baseball"), but then got bogged down by detail-oriented simulations (for about 10 years in there, these games were no fun at all). But by appealing to both stat-minded baseball obsessives and more casual fans who just want to see pretty stadiums and knock around homers (as well as some healthy competition from 2K Sports' baseball franchise), the "Mlb: The Show" series has become required playing every spring. What does the 2011 version bring to the lineup?

The Basics

The first truly great American sport (suck it, lacrosse) doesn't change its rules very often, but the style of play and approach to the game is continuously evolving. This year, the big headline on "The Show" is less a presentational one and more a mechanical one: A...

Chicago – Sports games are like automobiles — every year produces a new release but it’s bound to drive in much the same manner as last year’s model. It’s especially rare for a bestselling, highly-acclaimed franchise to make radical changes in an attempt for an even higher level of greatness. And yet that’s exactly what’s happened with Sony’s “Mlb 11 The Show,” one of the best sports games ever made.

Video Game Rating: 5.0/5.0

The most immediately striking thing about this edition of “The Show” is how it looks. I said last year that “Mlb 10 The Show” was the best-looking sports game in history but this one blows it away. The lighting, the stadiums, the character models — it’s gorgeous. Even just the fluid way a shortstop goes after a grounder or a pitcher moves through his rotation can be visually stunning. Even the crowds look more realistic than in years past.

Leah Remini attending the Fox Sports/Pac-10 Conference Hollywood premiere night in Los Angeles.Photo copyright by Keadrick D. Washington / PR Photos. Lane Kiffin and guest attending the Fox Sports/Pac-10 Conference Hollywood premiere night in Los Angeles.Photo copyright by Keadrick D. Washington / PR Photos. Rick Neuheisel attending the Fox Sports/Pac-10 Conference Hollywood premiere night in Los Angeles.Photo copyright by Keadrick D. Washington / PR Photos. Troy Aikman attending the Fox Sports/Pac-10 Conference Hollywood premiere night in Los Angeles.Photo copyright by Keadrick D. Washington / PR Photos. Michael Strahan attending the Fox Sports/Pac-10 Conference Hollywood premiere night in Los Angeles.Photo copyright by Keadrick D. Washington / PR Photos. 07/29/2010 - Eric Karros - Fox Sports/Pac-10 Conference...