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Trailblazing professional wrestler Antonio Inoki, who famously fought Muhammad Ali in a mixed-rules match, reportedly died Saturday at his home in his native Japan. Inoki died of apparent heart failure after battling illnesses for years and being confined to a wheelchair. No official cause of death has been released. Inoki — a legend in Japan

UPDATE 2:38 PM PT — In his first public comments since suffering the scary head injury, Tagovailoa said in a statement Friday afternoon he’s “feeling much better.” UPDATE The quarterback thanked his fans, friends and family for their prayers and support while he was in the hospital … and added that he’s now “focused on

Play video content TMZSports.com AJ McKee and Aaron Pico are two of the most talented fighters in all of Bellator, but barring an absolutely life-changing amount of money, you will NEVER see them in a cage together. 27-year-old McKee and 26-year-old Pico stopped by the TMZ offices this week and sat down with Babcock for

Former Dallas Cowboys tight end Gavin Escobar — who was picked in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft — has died … after an apparent rock climbing accident in California. He was just 31 years old. Officials say they received a report of two injured rock climbers at Tahquitz Rock in Idyllwild at

Terrifying moment during “Thursday Night Football” … Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was rushed to the hospital after suffering what appeared to be a significant head injury. The 24-year-old signal-caller was injured in the second quarter of Miami’s game against the Bengals … when he was wrapped up by a defender and thrown to the turf.

Play video content Instagram / @chrisweidman UFC star Chris Weidman just shared some awful news … his nephew was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer — and he’s now asking everyone for their help and support. The former middleweight champ published a video message on his Instagram page on Thursday revealing that

Play video content TMZSports.com Adam Levine‘s getting dragged for his cheating scandal, but as he gets ready for a big gig in Vegas … he’s getting strong support from the man throwing the event … Shaquille O’Neal. Shaq tells TMZ Sports … Adam is still good in his book, despite the Maroon 5 frontman’s alleged

Mark Zuckerberg‘s Little League “career” is worth a lot of money to some folks … because a baseball card from when he was a kid sold at auction for six figures!!! The Facebook honcho’s autographed Little League card from back in the day hauled in $120,750 in a fierce, five-day long auction. Waiting for your

Play video content Ryan Garcia and Gervonta “Tank” Davis were apparently close to fighting recently — but, it wasn’t inside of the ring … it was at a nightclub, where Garcia says the two boxers got into a heated altercation. Garcia explained the situation on an Instagram Live stream on Wednesday … saying he and

Harrison Bader took a page out of Stone Cold Steve Austin‘s playbook on Tuesday night — chugging three beers at once to celebrate the Yankees winning the AL East title … and it was EPIC!!! The New York outfielder — who’s only been a member of the Pinstripes for a few weeks after being acquired

Play video content Oregon State University Mankind is doomed, except for Usain Bolt. Oregon State University just unleashed the fastest bipedal robot in the world — a machine that is faster than the speed of light your average mall walker … which just clocked a 100-meter dash with the time of 24.73 seconds!! The star

Play video content New police video shows Myles Garrett appeared to be bleeding heavily from his right wrist following his car crash on Monday. The footage — captured on Medina County Sheriff’s Office body cam and obtained by TMZ Sports — reveals medical personnel was checking out the Cleveland Browns star just moments after the

Play video content TMZ.com Larsa Pippen looks like she’s super into the son of her ex-husband’s famous teammate — the ‘Real Housewives’ star and Marcus Jordan were all over each other at a music festival. Larsa and Marcus were spotted together again Sunday … this time at Rolling Loud in NYC, and video shows them

UPDATE 2:54 PM PT — TMZ Sports has obtained video showing the aftermath of the crash — and you can see Garrett’s car was left a mangled mess after it came to a stop in a ditch on the side of the road. UPDATE Play video content TMZSports.com UPDATE One witness who actually helped Garrett

Play video content TMZ.com Lil Wayne got an early start to his 40th birthday celebration … with a star-studded birthday party fit for the legendary rapper!!! Sources close to Weezy tell TMZ Hip Hop … the shindig went down at popular L.A. hot spot, The Nice Guy — and several close friends and family members

Play video content TMZSports.com Reggie Bush still doesn’t have his Heisman Trophy back — and his old USC teammate, LenDale White, is still furious over it … saying the NCAA “looks absolutely foolish” for its role in it all. Bush initially earned the trophy back in 2005 — but it was pulled from him after

Play video content TMZSports.com R-E-L-A-X, fantasy football players … Derrick Henry‘s big games are coming soon — so says former Titans star LenDale White, who tells TMZ Sports the big tailback is NOT washed. White joined Chris Johnson in the TMZ office this week … and guaranteed Henry would be back to form sooner than

UPDATE 12:02 PM PT — The NFL just tweeted with official confirmation … Rihanna’s the headliner! Jay-Z says in the tweet, “Rihanna is a generational talent, a woman of humble beginnings who has surpassed expectations at every turn. A person born on the small island of Barbados who became one of the most prominent artists