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Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka says she’s taking a break from speaking to reporters at the French Open … saying it’s time for the media to focus on the mental well-being of athletes. The 23-year-old, #2-ranked player in the world penned an emotional letter explaining her decision to go silent on Wednesday … saying, “I’ve often

Super Bowl hero Adam Vinatieri — one of the greatest placekickers EVER — is finally announcing his retirement … 25 years after making his NFL debut! The 48-year-old appeared on the “Pat McAfee Show” on Wednesday when he was asked about his football career, considering he hasn’t been on a roster since the 2019 season.

Forget Bitcoin … Kevin Durant‘s Nets debut jersey could be the next hottest thing in the investment game — it just hit the memorabilia stock market, and it could net ya a small fortune down the road! Here’s the deal … the threads KD rocked in his first-ever game as a Net on Dec. 22,

Play video content Waddle And Silvy / ESPN Chicago Tim Tebow‘s gonna need a miracle to make it in his NFL comeback … so says Charles Barkley, who thinks it’ll be “impossible” for the former quarterback to switch to tight end. Chuck gave his honest opinion about the 33-year-old signing with the Jacksonville Jaguars with

Ex-pro wrestling superstar Buff Bagwell — a staple in WCW for a decade — was arrested over the weekend in Georgia for an alleged hit and run incident. TMZ Sports obtained the booking report for the 51-year-old — real name Marcus Alexander Bagwell — showing he was arrested around 1:25 PM on May 22 in

The man who claims to have found and returned Daniel Sturridge‘s stolen dog in 2019 is now suing the soccer star … alleging the athlete has STILL not paid him the reward money he promised. Foster Washington spelled it all out in a new lawsuit, obtained by TMZ Sports … saying Sturridge owes him reward

The NBA says LeBron James was not blocked from playing after violating the league’s COVID protocol because officials decided he was NOT a risk to spread the virus. In fact, the league says investigators determined everyone who was allowed at the May 17 event for LeBron’s tequila company — the event that triggered the violation

Regrets, he’s had a few … Malik Beasley has issued a public apology to his wife and son — after he ditched the family for a fling with Larsa Pippen in late 2020. “I wana say sorry for putting you in the situation you were put in the last few months,” the 24-year-old NBA player

Play video content TMZSports.com They’ll kill each other in the ring, but Gervonta Davis is rooting for Ryan Garcia outside of it. 26-year-old Gervonta and 22-year-old Ryan have been on a collision course for years — they’ve both rocketed to the top of the boxing world … and have talked TONS of crap to each

Play video content TMZ.com Donald Trump often rags on Joe Biden for being a frail old man, but it takes one to know one … is what you’ll probably say after watching this video of the former golfing. 45 was out at his own golf course Sunday morning in New Jersey, playing a few holes

Dominique Wilkins says he was straight-up denied service at an Atlanta restaurant because of the color of his skin, but the restaurant shot back, saying it was simply enforcing a dress code that was colorblind. The basketball Hall of Famer says he was denied service at Le Bilboquet restaurant, saying, “In my many years in

Play video content TMZSports.com Lamar Odom says his boxing match with Aaron Carter will last shorter than a TikTok video … telling TMZ Sports he’s gonna knock out the former pop star in the FIRST ROUND!!! As we previously reported, the NBA champ has been CRUSHING it in the gym leading up to his June

Play video content TMZSports.com Potentially huge news from Dana White … who tells TMZ Sports he’s considering making Michael Chandler vs. Justin Gaethje — in a fight that could be one of the most violent matchups of all time!! Chandler is coming off a tough loss to Charles Oliveira at UFC 262 … but MC

Lakers guard Ben McLemore was involved a single-car accident in the hours following his team’s huge win over the Warriors … but, thankfully, he was uninjured — TMZ Sports has learned. Law enforcement sources tell us sometime Thursday morning — shortly after the Lakers beat the Warriors in their play-in game Wednesday night — cops

Play video content TMZSports.com There are now two people on the planet who think Logan Paul will beat Floyd Mayweather next month — Logan Paul … and his friend Harry Jowsey. In fact, the “Too Hot To Handle” hunk tells TMZ Sports he’s SO confident in the YouTube superstar’s chances … he’s dropping a MASSIVE

Kyle Kuzma appears to have found the PERFECT way to avoid NBA playoff prep stress — his smokin’ hot GF, a tiny bikini and a beautiful backyard!! The Lakers star hit up somewhere with really nice weather with his model GF, Winnie Harlow, on Friday … and you can tell by the pic the couple

Amazing news … Central Michigan quarterback John Keller has pulled through after being shot in the chest last month — and he’s now heading home from the hospital!! The 20-year-old athlete’s chances of making it to this point appeared VERY grim less than 4 weeks ago … after his family said he was “fighting for

Play video content TMZSports.com Dana White says he won’t hold up the UFC’s heavyweight division to wait around for Jon Jones — telling TMZ Sports the company is “moving on.” Jones — arguably the greatest MMA fighter ever — had expressed interest in fighting Francis Ngannou for the heavyweight title … but hasn’t been able

It’s been 3 days since Kevin Pillar was drilled in the nose by a 94-MPH fastball … and yeah, his face still looks hell. The MLB star showed off another selfie of the battle wounds he suffered after Jacob Webb accidentally pounded his mug with a heater during the Mets-Braves game on Monday night …

Play video content TMZSports.com This is no stunt to Anderson Silva … the MMA legend says he’s been training his ass off for his June 19 fight against Julio César Chávez Jr. — preparing for an all-out war. We broke the story … 46-year-old Silva is all set to fight 35-year-old Chávez Jr. at Jalisco

Play video content TMZ.com Torah Bright says her handstand breastfeeding wasn’t meant to bring anyone down — and despite some mothers apparently feeling that way … there were even more who were supportive. The Olympic gold medalist snowboarder will be on “TMZ Live'” Thursday to clear up her M.O. behind the now-viral photo — which

For the first time in more than 2 months, Deshaun Watson has posted on social media to remind everyone he’s still an elite NFL quarterback. … and yeah, he looks good. Deshaun Watson is working out. He posts on social media (IG story) for the first time since March 16 – the evening he released

Play video content TMZSports.com Bryce Hall hasn’t even thrown down in his first official boxing match yet … but he’s already planning #2 — explaining Wednesday he wants a scrap with KSI badly!!! The TikTok superstar — who’s all set for a celeb fight with YouTuber Austin McBroom next month — said on “TMZ Live”

Play video content TMZSports.com Charles Oliveira vs. Khabib?! That’s the fight many MMA fans are clamoring for … believing the new UFC lightweight champ’s style matches up favorably with the retired 29-0 superstar from Dagestan. But, don’t prematurely hand Khabib his 1st loss … ’cause UFC welterweight champ Kamaru Usman — who’s friends with 32-year-old

Play video content TMZSports.com Bryce Hall and Austin McBroom couldn’t wait ’til their fight date to get their hands on each other — the two social media stars got in an all-out brawl Tuesday … and it was violent. Hall, one of the most popular characters on TikTok, and McBroom, a YouTube megastar, were promoting

The champ keeps on winning!!! Boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend, Fernanda Gomez, over the weekend … just a few days after beating the crap out of Billy Joe Saunders. So yeah, it’s safe to say the dude was confident he was gonna come out without a scratch … or

Play video content Charges with Rex Chapman Ryan Leaf says his battle with prescription drugs all began back in 2004 … when he was booed and jeered so loudly at a big boxing event, it sent him into a deep, downward spiral. The former San Diego Chargers quarterback opened up about his struggles with addiction

Play video content @diegolimacb / Instagram The champ is home — and the party is underway!!!! Charles Oliveira returned to Brazil on Monday after an amazing knockout victory over Michael Chandler at UFC 262 on Saturday night … and the people are going crazy!!!! Oliveira rode on top of a fire truck as he returned

Legendary NBA announcer Marv Albert — the “voice of basketball” — is stepping away from the mic … with the Hall of Famer confirming his retirement at the end of the 2021 season. 79-year-old Albert has been calling games for 55 years — spending 22 years with Turner Sports. He’s called 25 NBA All-Star Games,

Leigh Steinberg — the inspiration behind “Jerry Maguire” — says there won’t be a sequel to the classic film, but a movie about his life is very likely … and the NFL super-agent knows which actor he wants to portray him. It’s not Tom Cruise (been there, done that) … Leigh tells TMZ Sports he