'Basketball' Wife's Quitting Plans -- Ocho to the Rescue
"Basketball Wives" star Evelyn Lozada has an incredibly lucrative back-up plan in case she decides to quit the show -- why, a NEW reality show of course ... co-starring her NFL star fiancé Chad Ochocinco.
Sources close to Evelyn tell TMZ -- as soon as E! execs caught wind that she wanted to quit "Basketball Wives" ... they approached her with a new TV offer.
We're told the new show would feature both Evelyn and Ocho living the life -- which is kinda difficult ... because she lives in Miami ... and he lives in Cincinnati.
Evelyn hasn't made any official decision yet -- but according to sources, the couple is seriously entertaining the offer.
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UFC Star Takes Down Robber Before Fight
Jon "Bones" Jones -- who has a huge UFC fight tonight in New Jersey with Shogun Rua -- just subdued a robber with an awesome fighting move -- TMZ has learned.
Jones was doing what has become his ritual before a fight ... he was meditating at a park in Patterson, NJ when he heard a woman scream, "I've been robbed!"
Jones began chasing the man for a good distance. When the fighter caught up with the alleged robber, he knocked the guy's legs out from under him, then placed him in a figure-four leg lock until Paterson cops arrived.
Jones' fight tonight -- UFC 128 -- is in Newark.
Jones tells TMZ, "It was a great pre-fight warm-up for me!"
UPDATE: Jones tweeted about the incident, and even posted a photo (see below) his driver took of the aftermath. He wrote, "I caught him....Coach Jackson finished him ... It feels so good to help others. It gives me power and energy."
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Chyna to Snooki -- I Got Your FIST Pump Right Here
Snooki's decision to sign on for Wrestlemania XXVII is pissing off ex WWE Diva Chyna -- and TMZ has learned she wants to settle the grudge in the ring.
TMZ spoke with Joanie Laurer -- a.k.a. Chyna -- who says, "Snooki is trying to make a joke out of wrestling" ... and needs to be taught a lesson.
Chyna hasn't wrestled since 2002, but says she'd come back for a Snooki smackdown -- and she's even up for a threesome ... adding, “I could take on Snooki AND The Situation in a tag match and have some fun doing it."
Apparently she hasn't seen Snooki's moves.
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'National Anthem' Leprechaun Fires Back at Dodgers
The leprechaun who screwed up the National Anthem at yesterday's Los Angeles Dodgers game says the team "embarrassed and abused" him after making what he calls a tiny mistake.
TMZ obtained a letter from Jeff Beacher -- owner of the company that dispatches armies of little people to parties. Jeff claims Donald Davis ... aka the leprechaun ... worked tirelessly to learn the "Star Spangled Banner" before yesterday's Spring Training game -- but "under the pressure of the moment, forgot some of the song's lyrics."
Donald claims after he finished singing the Dodgers ripped him a wee one by accusing him of intentionally messing up the song as a prank.
Donald's demanding a formal apology from the blue crew for "cruel and insensitive treatment."
Calls to the Dodgers were not returned.
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NFL Star -- Roger Goodell Is 'Screwing the Players'
Dallas Cowboys cornerback Terence Newman BLASTED NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in L.A. last night -- telling TMZ, Rog is "screwing the players" by taking their money ... for his own personal gain.
Lockout, anyone?
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Politicians, Sports Stars Targeted By Hacker Ring
The hackers who are now being investigated by the FBI for allegedly pilfering nude photos and videos of 50 Hollywood celebrities have also been targeting sports stars and D.C.'s most powerful.
Sources connected to the hackers tell TMZ ... the cyber-crooks currently have 100 active email addresses of celebrities, politicians and sports stars. We do not know the identity of the sports stars or politicians, but they are all high-profile.
TMZ broke the story ... the hackers have snagged nude photos and videos from female stars including Vanessa Hudgens, Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Alba, Christina Aguilera, Ali Larter and Demi Lovato. There are no male celebs on the list.
The FBI knows the identity of the ringleader, law enforcement sources tell TMZ.
As for Vanessa Hudgens, our sources say the hackers may have obtained the pictures and videos through a friend who betrayed the actress.
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Lindsay Lohan -- New York State of Mind
Lindsay Lohan cheered for hometown New York Knicks last night, alongside her sister Ali and two brothers, Cody and Michael.
After the game, Lindsay was a lot less animated as she and her siblings made their way to their ride home.
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Tiger Woods I Can Laugh at My Sex Scandal
Seems Tiger Woods can finally appreciate the funny side of his sex scandal -- 'cause dude was cracking up last night when Jimmy Fallon dropped the words "balls, shaft, holes and foursome."
Fallon thanked the hell out of Woods for providing the kind of comedy gold most comics only dream of ... and it seemed to fly with Woods.
Pretty funny -- check out the clip.
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Angelina SLAMS Snooki Over WWE She's a 'Fat Troll'
Former “Jersey Shore” star Angelina is PISSED after watching Snooki's ferocious debut on WWE Monday night -- calling Snook a “fat troll” who's ripping her off ... by jumping in the ring.
Angelina -- who's trying to turn her recent TNA appearance into a full-time job -- tells TMZ, it’s totally obvious Snooki is ripping her off by trying to be a wrestler ... claiming Snook has been jealous of her since day one.
And that's just the beginning -- Angelina throws in one final jab, adding, Snooki is "a fat troll who should never wear those shorts ... or be in a wrestling ring.”
As far as we're concerned, there's only one way to settle this.
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Snooki Drops CROTCH BOMB In WWE Debut
Snooki fistpumped her tiny, angry knuckles into another woman's face during her wrestling debut on "WWE Monday Night Raw" last night ... but she's not done yet, Snook is taking her talents to WrestleMania!
The "Jersey Shore" star transformed into 57 inches of pure, unadulterated RAGE -- as she attacked the members of the Lay-Cool lady tag-team using a ferocious airborne bronco buster ... followed by that typical girl-on-girl hair-pulling, head slamming move.
After the dust settled, Snooki was challenged to a three-on-three co-ed brawl at WrestleMania in April ... and she accepted!
It's on, bitches.
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Cameron Diaz Smoking Hot Stepmom-To-Be?
Cameron Diaz is going all out to close the deal with Alex Rodriguez -- just ask Alex's daughter ... who looked real cozy with Daddy's GF at a recent New York Yankees game.
It all went down at Spring Training in Tampa ... Cam and A-Rod's first born, 6-year-old Natasha Alexander, checked each other's makeup and had some girl talk -- we're guessing stuff like hair, clothes, dad's $275 million contract.
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A-Rod and Cameron Wild Ride
Alex Rodriguez took a break from Spring Training to hit up the rides at Busch Gardens in Tampa, FL this weekend with his girlfriend Cameron Diaz.
A-Rod and Cam rode the SheiKra rollercoaster -- which gets up to 70 miles per hour -- and then checked out pics of their adventure afterward.
Based on the giddy school boy clapping A-Rod seems to be doing in the last photo, he enjoyed the ride very much -- either that or Cameron said they could go for ice cream after.
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'Basketball' Wife: Gimme $20K an Episode or I'm Out!
TMZ has learned "Basketball Wives" star Evelyn Lozada is giving show producers an ultimatum -- either pay her $20,000 an episode ... or she's gone for good.
As we previously reported, Lozada has already threatened to leave the show -- after, we're told. she became upset because she believes the producers of the show leaked sensitive information about her to another cast member in hopes of inciting a violent confrontation between the two women.
Sources close to the production tell TMZ, Lozada and the other girls currently pull in around $7,500 an episode -- which means Lozada's latest demand would mean a SERIOUS raise.
No word yet on the show's next move.
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Evander Holyfield Guido Juicehead?
Do you think Evander Holyfield had any idea who "Jersey Shore" stars Sammi and Deena were when agreed to pose for a pic with them last night at Chateau Nightclub in Las Vegas?
Us neither.
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UFC Purchases Strikeforce
Zuffa, the parent company of UFC, has purchased its top competitor, Strikeforce, UFC president Dana White announced today.
In announcing the move, White says it will be "business as usual" for both organizations. White said there will not be "superfights" between fighters of both groups and all contracts and business deals (including Strikeforce's deal with Showtime) will remain unaffected.
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Yogi Berra -- Hospitalized After Stadium Fall
NY Yankees legend Yogi Berra was taken to the hospital today -- after the 85-year-old Hall of Famer tripped inside a clubhouse and fell on his backside before a Yankees spring training game today.
According to Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman, Yogi -- who works as an "instructor" for the Yanks -- caught his foot on a carpet at Bright House Field in Florida. Though he didn't hit his head, Yogi was taken to a nearby hospital was for precautionary reasons.
In fact, Cashman claims Yogi was smiling and joking after the accident ... and didn't even want medical attention.
It ain't over 'til it's over.