Play video content TMZSports.com Troy Aikman appears to believe the hammer the NFL dropped on Calvin Ridley for betting on NFL games was too strong … telling TMZ Sports the one-year ban “seems like an awful lot.” Ridley was just suspended for the entire 2022 season … after the NFL says he bet on contests
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76ers fans greeted Ben Simmons with boos and trash talk as he took the court before Thursday’s game … marking his first return to Philadelphia since his trade to the Brooklyn Nets. Remember, the 25-year-old guard made it clear he wanted out of Philly … and was willing to lose out on millions of dollars
Tony Hawk says a failed attempt at a popular skateboarding move led to his severely broken leg on Monday … and now, the skate legend says he’s hoping to one day be able to walk again “unaided.” The 53-year-old finally went into detail on Thursday about what caused his broken femur earlier this week …
Two Ukrainians have emerged as war heroes who have inspired their nation and the world with their bravery and fortitude … both improbable leaders who rose to the occasion. Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelensky was born in 1978 to Jewish parents in southern Ukraine. His family moved to Mongolia for 4 years and then returned to their
Nine years after Hector “Macho” Camacho was brutally murdered outside a bar in Puerto Rico, five men have been arrested and charged in his slaying. Camacho — a former 3 weight class world champion — was shot in the face while he sat with a friend in a Ford Mustang. The boxer didn’t immediately die
Play video content TMZSports.com The Russell Wilson trade to the Broncos shocked a lot of people … but it pissed off famed celebrity jeweler Ben Baller … who calls it one of the worst trades in NFL history. Ben — a huge Seahawks fan — spoke with TMZ Sports just hours after the trade that
In the latest edition of NBA Players vs. Fans — JaVale McGee got in a heated back-and-forth with a spectator in Orlando on Tuesday night … after the guy unleashed a series of F-bombs and called him a “bitch.” The man — we’re assuming he’s not a Suns fan — was sitting close to the
NFL legend Deion Sanders revealed on Tuesday he had to have his leg “filleted open” and drained in order to avoid full amputation from the knee down last fall. The Jackson State head coach finally went into detail about the complications he suffered from his foot surgery … explaining that he nearly lost his left
More trouble for the Charlo twins … TMZ Sports has learned officials are seeking an arrest warrant for Jermell Charlo after he was charged with making a terroristic threat in the fall. According to court documents, the criminal charge stems from the same alleged Sept. 5, 2021 incident that Jermall Charlo, Jermell’s twin brother, was
Brittney Griner‘s detainment in Russia is drawing a strong reaction from the family of a U.S. Marine who’s also imprisoned there … and they’re not buying what the Russians are selling. The family of Trevor Reed, a retired Marine from Texas who’s been locked up in Russia since 2019, is “highly skeptical” of the allegations
Play video content TMZSports.com UFC fighter Maryna Moroz has been on a roller coaster of emotions — the Ukrainian fighter got a huge win at UFC 272, but tells TMZ Sports she’s terrified for her family’s safety as war rages in her home country. “A lot of emotions because after 24 hours, I didn’t sleep.
Brittney Griner‘s wife says she’s completely heartbroken over her wife’s detainment in Russia … saying in an emotional social media post, “My heart, our hearts, are all skipping beats everyday that goes by without hearing from you.” Griner has reportedly been kept in Russia the past few weeks after she was allegedly caught with vape
“Storage Wars” star Rene Nezhoda scored big on his latest find … unearthing tons of memorabilia that belonged to Olympic legend Florence Griffith Joyner — Flo-Jo! Rene tells TMZ … his friend George bought Flo-Jo’s storage locker 8 years ago in the San Diego area. Rene says he dropped several thousand dollars to take the
Play video content TMZSports.com Aaron Rodgers may have disengaged from his fiancée, but he hasn’t given up on love, because he officiated the wedding of one of his teammates. TMZ Sports obtained this video of the Green Bay Packers QB front and center at David Bakhtiari‘s wedding ceremony. Aaron and David are not just teammates
Play video content UFC Ukrainian UFC fighter Maryna Moroz won her match Saturday night, and she dissolved into tears afterward telling fans about the heartbreak she and her family are going through in the wake of Putin‘s war. Maryna’s win against Mariya Agapova was awesome … an arm-triangle choke ended the fight in the second
Play video content TMZSports.com Ryan Garcia — one of the best young fighters in the world — has no regrets sharing his personal battle with mental health … despite the mixed reactions he says he received from fans. TMZ Sports talked to 23-year-old Garcia — who’s ramping up for his in-ring return in April —
Brittney Griner, WNBA superstar and 2x Olympic gold medalist, was reportedly detained in Russia after customs officials say they found hashish oil in the hoopers luggage … and she could now face 10 years in prison. On Saturday, the Russian Federal Customs Service announced they’d detained an American basketball player back in February after finding
Play video content TMZSports.com Logan Paul will return to the boxing ring — this year — telling TMZ Sports he started training again, and the goal is to overshadow his brother Jake Paul‘s brutal knockout of T-Wood. We talked to the 26-year-old star Thursday afternoon when the topic of fighting came up. “I just started