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An Egyptian judo fighter refused to shake the hand of his Israeli opponent after losing a 100kg match Friday at the Olympics in Rio.

The Egyptian is Islam El Shehaby -- who was defeated with about 90 seconds left in the match when his opponent Or Sasson completed a dominating 2nd takedown.

After the match, Sasson approached El Shehaby to shake his hand -- customary in Judo matches -- but El Shehaby refused.

People in the crowd reportedly booed.

It's unclear why El Shehaby refused the handshake -- he could have been pissed from losing -- but there are reports that it was more politically motivated.

Some powerful Egyptians had called for El Shehaby to withdraw from the fight in the first place to avoid having to compete with an Israeli opponent.

LSU superstar Leonard Fournette is apologizing for the 1-on-1 incident with his teammate Garrett Brumfield -- but insists the incident was NOT a real fight.

"I would like to apologize to everyone, but we were not fighting, just slap boxing," Fournette tweeted.

"But again I would like to apologize to everyone again."

3:40 PM PT -- NYPD just got the guy ... yanking him through an open window while he tried to fight the cops off.

A man is scaling Trump Tower in Manhattan as a mesmerized crowd watches below.

The guy is using suction cups to scale the south side of the tower ... cops and firefighters are trying to coax him down.

In case of a potential emergency, Simone Biles and the USA Gymnastics team know exactly what to do -- GRAB YOUR GOLD MEDALS AND RUN!!

The Final Five must be really attached to their shiny new hardware after dominating the all-around gymnastics finals at the 2016 Olympics in Rio ... 'cause when a fire alarm went off in their building on Wednesday, they made sure to snatch their medals before evacuating.

"The fire alarm's going off ... but we got our gold!" Biles said as she documented the situation on Snapchat.

It turned out to be a false alarm and the girls -- and their medals -- are alright.

Jose Canseco's Chevy Tahoe was broken into early Wednesday morning and the suspects were caught in the act.

Law enforcement tells TMZ they received a call from a Pittsburg, CA hotel manager around 3:30 AM reporting Jose's car was being broken into. Upon arriving at the scene the officers detained two men, one in the parking lot and another hiding out in a nearby car that cops later determined to be stolen.

Bats and other personal property belonging to Jose were found in the stolen vehicle and the two suspects were booked for burglary. Both also had outstanding warrants.

Jose is currently playing for the Pittsburg Diamonds professional baseball team.

Beloved ESPN host John Saunders has passed away unexpectedly at 61 ... this according to ESPN.

The details surrounding Saunders' death are unclear -- but officials tell us he died in New York and there is NO suspicion of foul play.

Saunders joined ESPN in 1986 and went on to co-host "NFL Primetime." He also anchored "SportsCenter."

ESPN tweeted, "We are heartbroken to report longtime ESPN personality John Saunders has died. He was 61."

Adam Schefter tweeted, "Sickened and saddened to hear of loss of our colleague and friend, John Saunders. What a nice man. What a great man."

Saunders is survived by wife, Wanda, and daughters, Aleah and Jenna.

Story developing ...

Team USA gymnastics superstar Gabby Douglas says she never meant any disrespect by not placing her hand over her heart during the national anthem Tuesday ... saying, "I apologize if I offended anyone."

Snoop Dogg admits he was "kinda mad" this week when he learned his son, Cordell Broadus, had quit the UCLA football team ... again ... but says he understands and supports his kid.

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"It was heartbreaking, it was crushing," Snoop said during an interview with Ebro in the Morning on Hot 97 ... "but at the same time, I seen it was a burden on his shoulders."

"I didn't never want him to feel like he had to do anything for me."

Snoop says he realized Cordell's spirit wasn't in the game -- he wanted to do other things -- and he supports his son.

Donald Trump just made a shocking wisecrack during a speech, in which he mused Hillary Clinton was out to abolish the Second Amendment but the Second Amendment people know how to stop her.

Trump spoke at a North Carolina rally when he made the remark.

Clinton's campaign manager just fired back, "This is simple -- what Trump is saying is dangerous. A person seeking to be President of the United States should not suggest violence in any way."

"WOOOO" on three ... ONE. TWO. THREE ... "WOOOOOOO!"

WWE legend Ric Flair added a little Nature Boy love to the Atlanta Falcons practice Tuesday morning ... leading the team in a pump-up speech before breaking things down in the huddle.

You gotta watch the clip ... Flair does the full "Rolex-wearing, diamond-ring wearing, kiss-stealing" ... thing.

It's awesome.

#Wooo!

MLB legend Gary Sheffield is going to bat for Tim Tebow ... saying he's worked with the aspiring baseball player and the dude is a NATURAL!

"I spent time w @TimTebow in the cages recently," Sheffield tweeted.

"He's a NATURAL. I absolutley believe in his ability to play in the bigs. Tim has IT #focused."

The Rock has a serious message for some of his MALE DIVA co-stars on the set of "Fast 8" -- KNOW YOUR ROLE AND SHUT YOUR MOUTH!!!!!

Rock is seriously pissed -- calling out some of the male actors for being unprofessional on the set ... though he's not naming names.

"My female co-stars are always amazing and I love 'em. My male co-stars however are a different story."

"Some conduct themselves as stand up men and true professionals, while others don't. The ones that don't are too chicken sh*t to do anything about it anyway. Candy asses."

Rock does give a hint about who rubbed him the wrong way ... saying the male divas will be in scenes with him when the movie comes out in April.

So who is it?

Vin Diesel?

Tyrese?

Scott Eastwood?

Jason Statham?

Kurt Russell?????

Tim Tee-ball?

The ex-NFL quarterback is officially (finally) switching careers ... gunning for a spot on a Major League Baseball team ... and he's holding a workout for scouts later this month.

Bryan Clauson -- one of the top short-track dirt-car drivers in the world -- died Sunday following injuries sustained in a bad crash from a race on Saturday ... officials confirm.

The 27-year-old was racing in the 39th Belleville Midget Nationals in Kansas when he made contact with another car and flipped several times. His car was then slammed into by another car.

Clauson was airlifted to a nearby hospital -- but died from his injuries the following day.

Clauson's family issued a statement saying, "Our Bryan fought to the end with the same desire that he demonstrated behind the wheel of all the various race cars he would park in victory lane."

"However, we were more proud of our Bryan that took a moment to make a young fan's day, or demonstrated his uncommon kindness and appreciation toward his friends, family and fans."

Clauson had made 26 starts in the NASCAR XFINITY Series.

Conor McGregor just UNLOADED on the WWE -- saying most of the pro wrestlers are "p**sies" -- and blasted Brock Lesnar as a juiced up cheater.

McGregor was on a conference call to promote UFC 202 when he was asked if he'd ever consider doing a stint in the WWE ... and that's when he went off.

"I haven't really thought about it," McGregor said ... "For the most part, those WWE guys are p**sies."

"They're messed up p**sies if you ask me."

McGregor said there are some people he respects over there -- including the McMahons, Triple H and The Rock.

But when asked about Brock Lesnar ... he fired even more shots.

David Huddleston -- the actor who played "The Big Lebowski" -- died Tuesday of kidney and lung disease ... according to his wife.

He died on Tuesday at his home in Sante Fe.

Huddleston is most famous for playing the title role in the 1998 Coen Brothers cult classic, alongside Jeff Bridges. He was a popular character actor in TV and movies for 50 years and has a ton of credits to his name. He also played Ben Franklin in the Broadway play "1776."

The L.A. Times first reported his death.

Huddleston is survived by his wife, Sarah. He was 85.