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Play video content TMZSports.com While athletes in the Olympic Village are (allegedly) sifting through their food for worms, Peruvian surfer Lucca Mesinas says everything was smooth sailing over in Tahiti … telling TMZ Sports he only had one complaint with their setup!! We caught up with the Peruvian surfer at LAX this week … not

Former MLB player Billy Bean has died at the age of 60 … Major League Baseball announced Tuesday. Bean — who served as the league’s senior VP for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Special Assistant to the Commissioner — passed away after a year-long battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Bean — one of the first

Jacoby Jones‘ cause of death has been revealed … TMZ Sports has learned the Super Bowl champion died from Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease. The medical examiner released details behind the shocking death on Tuesday … stating the 40-year-old died from a heart disease caused by long-term high blood pressure. The manner of death was listed as

Play video content MTV Kim Zolciak and Chet Hanks are setting the small screen ablaze with their fiery flirtation on “The Surreal Life” … so the buzz about their sizzling chemistry is spot on. Kim concedes she feels like she’s living in La La Land … reveling in the distraction Chet provides amid her tumultuous

Dodgers star Freddie Freeman and his wife just shared good news about the health of their three-year-old son … he’s been released from the pediatric ICU, but the couple says the young boy still faces many challenges. The Freemans took to Instagram via a joint post to let fans know that after eight days in

NBC broadcaster Leigh Diffey is opening up on wrongfully declaring Kishane Thompson the winner after the Olympic men’s 100-meter race on Sunday … owning up to his error and congratulating Noah Lyles on his accomplishment. Diffey — who has been catching heat for botching the American sprinter’s big moment — went to X to address

Play video content TMZSports.com Coco Gauff and Emelia Chatfield may not like the Olympic Village, but USA fencer Nick Itkin says he’s havin’ a great time in Paris … telling TMZ Sports it’s been “good vibes” since touching down with his fellow athletes. We talked to the right-handed foil fencer this week … fresh off

Thomas Ceccon‘s putting his bed where his mouth is … lying on a blanket and catching a few winks after publicly slamming the Olympic Village. The Italian swimmer was filmed taking a nap outside in a post from Saudi Arabian rower Husein Alireza … fully stretched underneath a park bench, backpack down as a pillow.

An Illinois man may be having some regrets today, after getting busted for allegedly making terroristic threats against Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce during a Morgan Wallen concert. Morgan Wallen walked out to Arrowhead with a #Chiefs’ Harrison Butker jersey tonight — alongside Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Chris Jones! 🔥🔥🔥

Play video content TMZSports.com It’s time to start buying into the Cooper Flagg hype if ya haven’t already … ’cause NBA star Jaime Jaquez Jr. tells TMZ Sports that after playing with the phenom this summer, he’s the real deal. Flagg — the No. 1-ranked H.S. player in the nation in the 2024 class —

Imane Khelif‘s dealt with a very emotional week … with tons of people online questioning her gender and calling her names — and, she let it all out after her quarterfinal win. The Algerian Olympian beat Hungary’s Anna Luca Hamori Saturday morning … winning by unanimous decision in her QF match — and, tears immediately

A pole vaulter’s walking away empty-handed because his pole malfunctioned … no, not the one he uses to vault — the one barely contained by his leotard! Anthony Ammirati — a prominent French pole vaulter — had his first heat Saturday morning … and, while he expected to flip over the bar and land in

Larsa Pippen is not sweating Marcus Jordan‘s new arm candy … and she’s moving on with her dating life too … namely, with a reality TV star. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Larsa doesn’t care her ex-boyfriend is on vacation with an IG model, because she’s also casually dating someone herself … Netflix/MTV

The Los Angeles Lakers honored Kobe Bryant with the second of three statues to memorialize the Hall of Famer on Friday … with the most recent iteration featuring his daughter, Gianna. Pics of the final product were leaked outside Crypto.com Arena on Friday. The sculpture replicates the image of Kobe and Gianna sitting courtside at

F1 superstar George Russell isn’t letting his recent disqualification from the Belgian Grand Prix get to him … as he’s been enjoying some quality R&R time with his stunning girlfriend, Carmen Montero. The 26-year-old took to social media to show how he’s spending his time after having his win taken away after his car came

A popular underwear company wants to help keep Olympic diver Jules Bouyer‘s now-famous bulge safe and sound … telling TMZ Sports it’s offering the French athlete a LIFETIME supply of its undies!! Officials over at Shinesty — famously known for its Ball Hammock Pouch Underwear — formally extended the offer to Bouyer this week …

Play video content TMZSports.com The Yankees fan who knocked out a man outside of a Phillies game earlier this week was called a homophobic slur just prior to the vicious smack … new video, obtained by TMZ Sports, shows. In the footage, which was taken just outside of Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia at some

Tom Cruise is engineering an epic stunt to close out the Paris Olympics and pass the flag to Los Angeles for the 2028 Games … TMZ has learned. Sources with direct knowledge tell us … the plan for the upcoming Closing Ceremony involves Tom repelling down from the top of Stade de France … landing