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Sam McDowell, a 6-time All-Star pitcher for the Indians, has died at 84 years old.

It's a sad day for Cleveland baseball.

McDowell, 6'5" and known for his vicious fastball, played 11 of his 15 Major League Baseball seasons with the then-Cleveland Indians. He was the first modern-era pitcher to strike out 300 batters in fewer than 300 innings during the 1965 season.

He also led the AL with an eye-popping 2.18 ERA that same year.

His excellent career was capped off by his induction into the Cleveland Guardians Hall of Fame in 2006.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce rang in his 37th birthday Monday night at a dinner date in the Big Apple ... their first birthday celebration as a married couple.

Taylor and Travis hopped out of a black SUV in Manhattan's Soho district and were greeted by a swarm of paps on their way into Torrisi ... an Italian joint.

Travis was in double celebration mode ... not only was it his birthday, but it was also "Victory Monday" ... his Kansas City Chiefs were fresh off a victory Sunday over the Las Vegas Raiders.

Cornell is getting heat from its own professors over the school's handling of a student's gang rape allegations ... and it sounds like the faculty has lost faith in their administration.

Members of Cornell's Faculty Senate introduced a no-confidence resolution Monday night, according to CNN, with the full Senate expected to take it up Oct. 14.

Professor Paul Ortiz told the outlet -- faculty have been flooded with complaints from students, alumni and staff ... saying people are fed up with how the university has handled sexual assault allegations.

Donald Trump's hatred for liberals reached new heights at a rally Monday night when he suggested that Iran wipe out Los Angeles and San Diego. 

The commander-in-chief was speaking at the political rally in Nebraska when he made the shocking statement about the 2 liberal cities ... while discussing how the Iran war caused fuel prices to spike across the U.S., forcing drivers to pay a "little bit" more at the pump.

Trump then told the packed crowd that Iran had the firepower to take out an American city ... without offering any evidence that the country had long-range weapons of mass destruction.

Justin Timberlake is telling fans he's sorry for his beatboxing era ... while also not promising the spirit won't overtake him again.

Here's the deal ... Hannah Young -- an influencer with an encyclopedic knowledge of all things pop culture who goes by "uhhuhhannah" on Instagram -- posted a video about the strange moment in JT's career where he seemed to beatbox every time someone put a mic in front of him.

Hannah says it's not just his fault either ... because no matter how many "boots and cats" he threw into the microphone, she says his fans back in the day were always rocking with him -- swooning over his instrumental imitations.

A Tennessee death row inmate convicted of killing his buddy shortly after bailing him out of jail just caught a major break ... thanks to the botched execution of Christa Pike.

Gary Wayne Sutton was scheduled to be executed Dec. 3, but Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee pulled the plug on the state's remaining executions this year after officials failed to put Pike to death.

Sutton has been sitting on death row for decades for the 1992 murders of siblings Tommy Griffin and Connie Branam ... and the circumstances surrounding Griffin's death are especially wild.

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Protesters crammed Cornell's campus in full support of the ex-student who claims she was gang-raped by a bunch of frat boys ... with demonstrators chanting, "support survivors, expel rapists"... and it's all on video.

Footage shows an army of Cornell students demonstrating against the 7 Chi Phi fraternity brothers accused of drugging a woman with ketamine and then gang-raping her in their frat house in October 2024.

Last month, the woman -- a former Cornell student -- filed a lawsuit against the 7 frat brothers, identifying them by name as the men who allegedly had their way with her.

During Monday's demonstration, Cornell students flocked to the campus plaza, the main administration building, and the student center to protest how the university and authorities are handling the woman's allegations.

An invite to Ken Urker's funeral has been officially extended to Gypsy Rose Blanchard, TMZ has learned.

Family sources tell TMZ Ken's family invited Gypsy to attend his service in Texas -- where he is from -- when the family makes arrangements.

We’re told that -- despite Ken's sister Autumn expressing her disdain for Gypsy -- Gypsy actually has a great relationship with the rest of Ken’s family.

Happy Tuesday! Can you guess the rapper spilling out of her top?! We'll give you a few hints ... but then its up to you to match a face to the bustin' babe.

This boobalicious hottie has collabed with some of music's biggest names like Taylor Swift, PinkPantheress, and Nicki Minaj!

Jim Bakker, the televangelist who built a Christian television empire with his former wife, Tammy Faye Bakker, has died.

His wife, Lori Bakker, announced Jim died Monday evening saying he devoted 66 years to preaching the Gospel and remained committed to his ministry until the end.

Lori described him as her husband and best friend, adding that his heart remained with the ministry and its supporters during his final days. She asked for prayers and privacy as the family grieves.

His cause of death is currently not yet known.

Bakker rose to prominence in the 1970s as co-host of "The PTL Club," which he launched with Tammy Faye. The pair also founded Heritage USA, a Christian theme park in South Carolina.

Robert Kelker-Kelly, best known for playing Bo Brady on "Days of Our Lives," has died ... TMZ has learned.

The medical examiner in Missouri tells TMZ ... Kelker-Kelly died October 3. His cause of death is not yet known.

Kelker-Kelly began his acting career on "Another World" in 1987, playing Sam Fowler.

Caleb Flynn was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife, Ashley, but the biggest blow might've come from his young daughters.

The girls’ uncle, Matthew Keyt, read 10-year-old Ava's scathing statement in court before the "American Idol" alum's sentencing.

She wrote ... "Dear Daddy, I don't even know where to start. How could you do such a thing?"

It sounds like Zak Bagans has another ghost adventure brewing ... this time in the Vegas bunker house he just bought, TMZ has learned.

The "Ghost Adventures" star dropped $4.5 mil on the 16,000-square-foot property, which boasts painted skies, fake landscaping, a pool, and lighting designed to replicate the different hours of the day -- the sprawling home is known as the "Underground Mansion" and has a Cold War luxury bunker hidden nearly three stories beneath an ordinary home.

Apparently, when Zak did a walk-through of the impressive estate, he learned about the bunker's dark history, which was so spooky that some staff refused to go down there alone.

Not many moments will go down in reality TV history like Brady Booker losing part of his thumb on Survivor 51 ... so you know we had to immediately ask him all about the WILD scene! 

Brady was a guest on "The TMZ Podcast" and he broke down exactly what went through his mind the moment he accidentally hacked off part of his thumb while chopping firewood. 

Brady told us the only thing he was worried about was being removed from the game because his injury was too severe, but he credits the on-set doctor for keeping him as calm as he could be in the moment. But did it take more convincing than what we saw on the episode to keep him on the island? Take a listen to the pod to hear about what you didn’t see on camera. 

It makes sense that investigators need to wait for toxicology results to determine Ken Urker's official cause of death ... at least according to a former FBI investigator.

Jennifer Coffindaffer -- an ex-FBI agent -- sat down with Jakson on TMZ's YouTube series, "In The Know," to discuss how to tell if Gypsy Rose's former fiancé overdosed or if foul play was involved.

She say the tox report will be crucial to determining Ken's manner of death, because it'll let investigators know if the drugs he took were laced with something deadly, or if he simply took too much.