Exclusive TMZ.com Officials are crediting the heroic actions of the pilots on Dale Earnhardt Jr.‘s private jet for evacuating the NASCAR legend and his family from his burning plane during the crash, this according to new documents. After the plane crash landed in Elizabethton, Tennessee on August 15 … it caught fire and began to
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Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com NBA star Enes Kanter says he’s still about 2 years away from becoming a U.S. citizen … but when it DOES happen, he tells TMZ Sports he might have a new name too!!! Of course, the 27-year-old Celtics hooper has been labeled a terrorist in his home country of Turkey
Breaking News WWE superstars Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch are both officially off the market … the wrestlers just got engaged!!! Seth and Becky announced the big news Thursday over social media … with Becky calling Seth’s beachfront proposal the happiest day of her life. The super cute couple is definitely moving fast … they
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Sixers hooper Amir Johnson is weighing in on the Great Double-Team Debate of 2019 … and he ain’t siding with Devin Booker and Kevin Durant, telling TMZ Sports double-teams are all part of the game!! It’s been a massive argument on NBA Twitter this week … after Book got super
Exclusive Getty Composite Mario Woods would be “honored” to know his 2015 shooting death inspired Colin Kaepernick to begin his social justice campaign … so says Mario’s mom who’s praising CK as a hero. We spoke with Gwendolyn Woods who tells us she was “overwhelmed” when she read the PAPER Magazine article in which Colin
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Floyd Mayweather‘s father tells TMZ Sports he’s “pretty sure” his son is down for the rematch with Manny Pacquiao … and he’s warning PacMan that TBE will “kick his ass” again!!! “I’m pretty sure that they gonna fight,” Floyd Sr. told us on the way into the Beverly Wilshire hotel
Exclusive Details Getty 6:47 AM PT — TMZ Sports has confirmed the woman in the incident has a child with Williams. Unclear if the two are still in a relationship or if they’ve broken up. Mario Williams — the #1 overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft — was arrested for trespassing Tuesday after an
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Tyson Fury says he’d only need ONE hand to beat Andy Ruiz‘s ass … and he tells TMZ Sports he’d even let the fans pick which arm he would use!!! “I only need one hand for him,” Fury said. “One hand.” The boxing superstar’s fight schedule is pretty booked up
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com UFC star Israel Adesanya is a phony champ who hasn’t beaten any level fighters … so says Paulo Costa, the dude who just beat Yoel Romero. TMZ Sports talked to Costa — the #2 ranked UFC middleweight — about his next move after his epic win over Romero … and
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Mets legend Darryl Strawberry ain’t bitter that Pete Alonso is crushing his rookie home run record … in fact, the dude is fired up for NY’s newest superstar!!! “That’s pretty cool, man,” Strawberry tells TMZ Sports … “I’m really happy for him.” Darryl hit 26 bombs as a rookie for
Exclusive TMZ.com Chris Morgan hasn’t even entered the ring yet for his celebrity boxing match against Lenny Dykstra and he’s already taking a big L … over his viral nickname. The angry little guy from the bagel shop has dropped his Bagel Boss moniker for next month’s bout at the Showboat Hotel in Atlantic City
Breaking News NASCAR dropped an awesome “thanks for saving our legend” gift over the weekend … donating tickets to the first responders at Dale Earnhardt Jr.‘s plane crash — and seems they loved the gesture! 44-year-old Junior was involved in a fiery plane wreck last week, where he, his wife, his daughter and two pilots
Breaking News Getty Miami Dolphins RB Mark Walton just cut a sweet plea deal with prosecutors … his gun, drugs and battery cases are all now closed — and the dude won’t have to spend a second more behind bars for any of his alleged crimes. Walton was arrested three separate times in the past
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com There’s one less Brazzers and Bang Bros subscriber in the world … ’cause Lamar Odom says he’s officially DONE WITH PORN … telling TMZ Sports he’s given up the the habit for a healthier lifestyle. Of course, LO has been very open about his sex addiction … claiming he’s knocked
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Jay-Z hasn’t had a ton of famous faces come to his corner in the wake of his controversial NFL partnership — but he just got a key vote of confidence … from one DJ Khaled. We ran into Khaled Sunday in NYC, where he was signing autographs and posing with
Ex-NFL running back Cedric Benson — the #4 overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft — was killed in a motorcycle crash in Austin, Texas late Saturday night. He was only 36. Benson — who was a superstar at the University of Texas from 2001 to 2004 — was reportedly driving his bike with a
Exclusive Ezekiel Elliott says the security guard he pushed in a Las Vegas altercation demanded $500,000 in an attempt to extort him … this according to police docs obtained by TMZ Sports. The Dallas Cowboys star’s attorneys say they were emailed a complete list of demands from 19-year-old Kyle Johnson and his father, Kelly Johnson,
Getty Another day, another Yankees meltdown that ended with Brett Gardner and others getting ejected by the umpires. Gotta love those hot August baseball games!!! This one was pretty wild — the Yanks were playing the Cleveland Indians Saturday in a close game, which erupted in chaos around the 6th inning … when Cameron Maybin
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Khabib Nurmagomedov wants Daniel Cormier to retire after fighting Stipe Miocic. TMZ Sports talked to The Eagle days before his AKA gym mate headlines UFC 241 on Saturday. It’ll come as no surprise Khabib thinks Cormier will win … what might shock you, KN says this should be Daniel’s last
Exclusive Getty Ezekiel Elliott will NOT face criminal charges over his Las Vegas altercation with a security guard, TMZ Sports has learned. According to police documents … the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department met with prosecutors late last month — and after reviewing all of the evidence in the case, prosecutors felt they could not
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Stipe Miocic says the guy Conor McGregor attacked at a pub back in April is one badass dude … telling TMZ Sports he’s got a CHIN OF STEEL!!! The UFC superstar says he’s seen our vid of Conor clocking the bar patron for rejecting his whiskey … and Miocic has
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com The first strikeout … the first hit … the first MLB call-up … and the first shout-out from Justin Bieber??? These are all apparently life milestones for Cleveland Indians superstar Shane Bieber … ’cause he told us after the real Biebs mentioned him in a tweet earlier this month —
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Khabib Nurmagomedov tells TMZ Sports Conor McGregor should be arrested and thrown behind bars for socking an elderly man in the face. You’ve seen the video by now … The Notorious uncorked a vicious straight left to the temple of a man in a Dublin pub — all because the
Breaking News TMZ.com NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Jr. was a passenger on an airplane that caught fire after crashing in Tennessee … and officials tell TMZ Sports he was transported to a nearby hospital. The plane — registered under Earnhardt’s JR Motorsports — crashed at Elizabethton Municipal Airport in Carter County just minutes ago. No
Play video content Breaking News It took us a while to notice … but Paul George is showing pride for his new NBA team … rockin’ Clippers shorts while snorkeling with his smokin’ hot baby mama!! Of course, PG13 just got shipped to L.A. to form a power duo with Kawhi Leonard last month …
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Conor McGregor uncorked a shot to the head of an elderly man in an Irish bar in a dispute over whiskey — Conor’s whiskey — and TMZ Sports got this video showing the violence. The absurd attack went down at The Marble Arch Pub in Dublin on April 6. Conor
Breaking News Equal pay mediation between the U.S. Women’s national team and the U.S. Soccer Federation has gotten UGLY … and now the dispute is likely heading to court. Remember, the USWNT sued the Federation back in March for gender discrimination — claiming, ”The female players have been consistently paid less money than their male
Breaking News Yasiel Puig just had the best pre-game warm up of his life … ’cause just a few hours before the Indians’ game against the Red Sox — he got sworn in as a U.S. citizen! The MLB superstar had the ceremony Wednesday … and it didn’t take long for him to pridefully post
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Jon Jones has never lost (that DQ doesn’t count) and he’s DOMINATED almost everyone he’s fought — but he ain’t the G.O.A.T. … so says Daniel Cormier. DC — who’s fighting Stipe Miocic at UFC 241 this Saturday — joined the guys on the “TMZ Sports” TV Show (airs weeknights
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com President Trump does NOT cheat on the golf course … so says golf legend John Daly, who golfed with POTUS this week. Trump’s honesty on the golf course has been called into question many, many times in the past … with former golf partners like Samuel L. Jackson and Oscar