Sometimes my noggin feels like a 7-11 slurpee brain freeze has taken control.  Too much information to digest in too little time.  Information overload.  How do we do it anymore?  How did we do it before 24/7/365 news cycles?  I thought I would put together a top 10 list of items that have happened in the last week.  Let’s see how many of these got past you.  Also I placed a few items coming up so you can sound smart as people return to the office, some after a week off after spring break. 

♦ Angel Cabrera outlasted Kenny Perry and Chad Campbell to capture his second major and first Master’s golf championship on Sunday  Yes, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson made a Sunday run but came up short.  

♦ Harrah’s Entertainment has become a signature partner with the New York Mets in a multiyear marketing and promotional partnership.  The deal includes several components including an exclusive Caesars-branded club space and extensive in-park presence.  Branding rights for Harrah’s will be the “Caesars Club”, a 12,000-square foot, 900 person-capacity, fully enclosed, climate-controlled club on the Excelsior Level at Citi Field.

♦ According to CBSsports.com, their online initiative for college basketball, better known as March Madness on demand, totaled 7.52 unqiue viewers.  I admit it.  I was one of millions of college basketball fans who watched during my lunch hour.

♦ ESPN has built a second studio for its nighty SportsCenter show.  Based in Los Angeles, Sports Center airs live at 10 pm and is located within AEG’s L.A. Live facility.  The Disney owned company took out full page advertisements in places like the Los Angeles Times print adition.

♦ Arizona Diamondbacks put their wallet where their mouth is and created a program to provide tickets, sometimes season tickets to those fans that cannot afford it.  

♦Have you seen the the cover of ESPN magazine ‘s April 6 issue?   An advertising flap obscured part of the photo and now The American Society of Magazine Editors have been critical of the publication.  More info here….

♦ According to the April 6th edition of PRWeek — the Associated Press reports that newspapers in more than 30 states have reduced publication in some way or ceased printing altogether in the past year.

♦ The Arizona Diamondbacks have been awarded the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, which will be played at Chase Field, Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced at a press conference here today.  The 2011 Baseball All-Star Game was awarded to the Arizona Diamondbacks.  This summer’s game is scheduled for July 14th at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, while the 2010 All-Star Game will be played on July 13th at Angel Stadium of Anaheim

Coming Up

♦ Major League Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver will throw out Citi Field’s inaugural ceremonial first pitch to All-Star catcher Mike Piazza prior to the Mets Home Opener.  Mets return home tonight to host the San Diego Padres at 7:10 p.m.

♦ 2009 NFL Schedule being released this Week:  On Tuesday, April 14th, When the National Football League announces its 2009 regular season schedule, ESPN will offer a SportsCenter Special and review the entire slate of games for the ’09 season.  Check local listings….

♦ The Toyota Pro/Celebrity race, part of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, is scheduled to take place on April 18, 2009. 

♦ Did you know that earth day is April 22nd? 

♦ The NFL draft is slated for April 25-26 in New York.  First three draft picks belong to:  Detroit Lions, St. Louis Rams and Kansas City Chiefs.