Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com “You fittin’ to get a monster!” Former Patriots Super Bowl MVP Deion Branch says Cam Newton is going to go OFF in 2020 … telling TMZ Sports the QB is poised for a huge season as Tom Brady‘s replacement. “I think this guy’s going to erupt, man,” the ex-Pats wideout
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Exclusive Brooklyn Nets star DeAndre Jordan just revealed he has coronavirus … and says he will NOT be in the Orlando bubble next month for the restart of the NBA season. The 31-year-old former NBA All-Star made the announcement on social media, writing … “Found out last night and confirmed again today that I’ve tested
Play video content Exclusive @LionsShareNews Cam Newton has landed in L.A. just one day after signing with the Patriots … and his new-squad outfit is straight FIRE!!! The 31-year-old QB was decked out in a plaid shirt with pink pants and a pink sweater around his neck lookin’ like Easter in June — but man,
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Rod Woodson says it’s the color of his jacket — not his skin — that’s keeping him from getting a coaching gig in the NFL … telling TMZ Sports he feels the league’s head coaches don’t want Hall of Famers on their staff. “They want one alpha in the room,”
Breaking News Cam Newton is getting a new lease on football life — for at least a season, anyway — ’cause the New England Patriots have signed the veteran quarterback to a deal. The ex-Carolina Panthers stud — who took his team to the Super Bowl in 2015 — has agreed to a one-year contract
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Mike Tyson was a goner if he thought he could walk the super-crowded Venice Beach boardwalk undetected … because even with a mask, Iron Mike was an easy mark. Mike was checkin’ out shops along the famous boardwalk Saturday, and it seems everyone recognized him and most wanted — of
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Draft a first-round QB but have Aaron Rodgers on your roster??? Brett Favre says he’s got the perfect solution for that … telling TMZ Sports the Packers should use top-pick Jordan Love like the Saints’ Swiss Army knife, Taysom Hill! The Green Bay legend opened up to us about the
Exclusive Jabari Parker just told the world he’d contracted coronavirus — and less than 3 days later, the guy doesn’t appear to be in isolation … but rather, he’s playing tennis in public. The Sacramento Kings star was spotted Saturday in Chicago’s Longfellow Park, where he was rallying with a buddy on the other end
Exclusive A witness who was at the Chipotle restaurant during the Darius Leonard incident tells TMZ Sports … the NFL star did nothing wrong and insists Leonard was racially profiled. The witness spoke to us on the condition of anonymity — but we were able to confirm the person was at the South Carolina location
TMZ Sports has obtained pictures of the injuries a pool cleaner alleges she suffered when Ezekiel Elliott‘s dogs attacked her last March … and they’re gruesome. The photos show a mangled forearm and a bruised thigh … injuries she claims were all due to bites from the Dallas Cowboys star’s Rottweiler and two bulldogs. We
Breaking News One of the largest American Indian groups in the country is declaring war on the Washington Redskins — saying the team name is insanely offensive and NFL players should boycott. Fawn Sharp — president of the National Congress of American Indians (which represents more than 500 tribal nations) just went scorched earth on
Breaking News The “Civil War” in Oregon has officially ended. Univ. of Oregon officials announced Friday their school’s rivalry games with Oregon State will no longer be called the “Civil War” over “inclusivity” concerns. “We need to make this change to align the words and symbols we use around athletic endeavors with our shared campus
Exclusive A pool cleaner claims she required surgery and will likely be scarred for life after Ezekiel Elliott‘s dogs violently attacked her in March … and now she’s suing the NFL star. But Zeke’s attorney tells us the NFL star adamantly denies wrongdoing and now he’s digging in for a legal war. It’s all spelled
Play video content Exclusive Details 5:45 PM PT — The chairman and CEO of Chipotle has already launched an investigation into the incident at the location in Florence, SC. Brian Niccol tells TMZ Sports, “We have a zero tolerance policy for discrimination of any kind and we have suspended our manager while we conduct a
Breaking News Lane Kiffin and Mike Leach were part of a group of nearly 50 people who met with the Mississippi state legislature on Thursday … calling for the Confederate symbol to be removed from the state flag immediately! Kiffin is the head football coach at Ole Miss. Leach runs the program at Mississippi State
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Lawrence Wright — the former Univ. of Florida football star who created the famous “Gator Bait” chant — is urging school officials to reconsider the cheer’s ban … telling TMZ Sports it’s not racist. Back after the 1996 season, fresh off a national championship, Wright ingrained the chant in Gator
Exclusive Details 5:07 PM PT — A rep for WWE tells TMZ Sports … ”WWE will continue COVID-19 testing of its talent, production crew and employees in advance of TV productions for the foreseeable future.” Multiple WWE staffers who have been working at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando — including in-ring talent — have
Breaking News 10:39 AM PT — Bubba is praising the FBI and NASCAR in a new statement for “acting swiftly and treating this as a real threat.” He added, “I think we’ll gladly take a little embarrassment over what the alternatives could have been.” Bubba says it’s been an emotional few days but he’s relieved
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com In 2024 … 39-year-old Adrian Peterson will STILL be running over defenders?!?! The future Hall of Famer says he believes that’s entirely possible … telling TMZ Sports he’s gunning to play FOUR more years in the NFL!! “Man, why not four more years?” AD says. “Why not?!” Of course, Peterson
The father of tennis’ most famous female players is being sued by folks who claim they bought the rights to his life story before Will Smith produced his own movie with himself as Richard. Richard Williams, the father and coach of tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams, is being sued, along with Warner Bros. Entertainment
Breaking News Jimmy Kimmel‘s issued a delayed apology for his infamous Karl Malone impression — along with others — in which he used blackface and insensitive racial language … calling them “embarrassing” and “thoughtless moments.” The late-night talk show host has come under fire recently for his past sketches — specifically, one in which he
Play video content Exclusive @LionsShareNews At least SOME part of Mark McGwire belongs in the Hall of Fame … so says Big Mac himself, who believes his 70th home run ball should be in Cooperstown STAT!! “Bottom line,” McGwire said out at LAX this week, “it should have been put in the Hall of Fame.”
Play video content Breaking News Fox / NASCAR 4:58 PM PT — The checkered flag just waved at Talladega — Wallace was in contention for the majority of the race … and even led at one point. Wallace ultimately finished 14th, his best place at the track in his career. Wallace personally thanked his fans
Exclusive The family of Ara Zobayan is begging a judge to move Vanessa Bryant‘s wrongful death case out of L.A. because Kobe Bryant is so popular there, it would be impossible to get a fair trial. Ara’s family spelled it out in new court docs, obtained by TMZ Sports … saying the trial would begin
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Joey Chestnut is BUMMED there won’t be fans at this year’s Nathan’s Hot Dog Contest, but there’s a huge silver lining … Jaws says the conditions are ripe for a NEW WORLD RECORD!! Chestnut — the greatest competitive eater of all time and 12-time Nathan’s champ — currently holds the
Breaking News NASCAR is committed to keeping the Confederate flag out of its races — but some bigoted fans seem just as committed as shoving it in there … even if they have to take to the skies. Before the Geico 500 race got underway Sunday at Alabama’s Talladega Superspeedway, somebody flew a plane over
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Brett Favre says Colin Kaepernick‘s willingness to leave his NFL career to fight for social justice reminds him of Pat Tillman‘s ultimate sacrifice … and now, he’s telling TMZ Sports he thinks both will be remembered as heroes. The Hall of Fame QB spoke with us about Colin this week
Exclusive The L.A. Lakers 14k gold & diamond championship ring that Kobe Bryant gifted to his father just hit the auction block and it’s expected to bring in a QUARTER-MIL!! Here’s the deal … 20 years ago — following Los Angeles’ title-winning ’99-’00 season — Mamba bought 2 additional rings and gifted them to his
Breaking News PGA Tour stud Nick Watney was forced to withdraw from this week’s RBC Heritage tournament after testing positive for COVID-19 … officials announced Friday. Watney, who played in the first day of the South Carolina tourney on Thursday, woke up feeling ill Friday … and, according to PGA Tour reps, tested positive shortly
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Junior Galette is finally addressing a video that’s haunted him for years — footage showing the NFL star fighting on a beach in 2013 … and Galette says it was all self-defense. Remember, when the footage surfaced in 2015, Galette’s attorney at the time suggested the man at the center