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Ryan Lochte is changing his tune about the alleged Rio robbery ... sorta ... with new claims about the incident that don't exactly jive with the story he told Billy Bush.

First, Matt Lauer says Lochte now insists he did NOT have a gun pressed up against his forehead during the incident -- but rather, one of the gunmen was pointing the gun in his general direction.

Lauer says he noticed one other difference when he spoke with the swimmer on the phone Wednesday night.

Lochte now says he did not get "pulled over" by men posing as police -- but rather, 2 men approached their taxi while it was parked at a gas station, where Lochte had used the restroom. Lochte says the crew tried to tell the taxi driver to go, but he wouldn't.

Lochte says he feels the differences are nothing more than a "traumatic mischaracterization."

Lauer says he asked Lochte if he made the story up to cover up something else the swimmers were doing that night -- and Ryan adamantly denied that.

10:30 PM PT -- A rep for the USOC says Conger and Bentz have both been released by local authorities ... but will remain in Brazil to continue discussions on Thursday, along with James Feigen, who the rep says is also in contact with investigators.

Team USA swimmers Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz -- who were with Ryan Lochte during the alleged robbery in Rio -- got yanked off an airplane as they were trying to leave Brazil.

The USOC confirms to TMZ Sports ... Conger and Bentz were detained by authorities, but says it's still gathering information as to find out exactly why.

Earlier on Tuesday, cops in Rio said they were suspicious of the swimmers' claim they were robbed at gunpoint early Sunday morning. The USOC says cops went to the Olympic Village to interview Lochte and teammate James Feigen, but discovered they'd already left -- Locate's actually back in the States.

NBC says Feigen was slated to be on the same flight with Bentz and Conger, but never showed up.

Looks like they nabbed Conger and Bentz at the last possible moment. Late Wednesday night, cops were still interviewing them at the airport.

Blac Chyna's old beef with Kardashian-Jenner sisters might get reheated -- depending on how Kylie Jenner receives a comment BC made about babysitting duties in the fam.

Chyna and Rob Kardashian did a Facebook Live Q & A on Wednesday afternoon to promote their upcoming reality show, and naturally someone asked which sister they'd trust to watch their newborn.

Kylie got the nod, but not only for the infant. Check out how Chyna slipped 3-year-old King in as a babysitting package deal. Watch, it kinda sounds like she's telling KJ ... if you wanna keep messing with Tyga then you're gonna have to watch his kid too.

"Total Divas" star Paige got an unpleasant gift on her 24th birthday -- she got suspended for 30 days for violating the organization's talent wellness policy, WWE just announced.

The suspension, a first for the wrestler, will begin Thursday.

It's unclear what triggered the violation.

The news comes the same day her BF and WWE superstar Alberto Del Rio got suspended for violating the same policy.

Nick Diaz says Conor McGregor HIT A KID in his water bottle throwing rampage at the UFC 202 press conference ... and even got an exclusive interview with the alleged victim.

Nick was standing right next to his brother when Conor launched the water attack -- and after the incident, he grabbed the pint-sized alleged victim for a video testimony.

"Aw, that's f***ed up," Diaz said.

"Bro, why you hitting kids with bottles??"

Pandemonium at the UFC 202 presser ... with Conor McGregor grabbing water bottles and THROWING THEM at Nate Diaz ... while calling Nate's crew a bunch of "crackhead eses."

It all went down in Vegas moments ago ... Conor arrived to the event 30 minutes late.

When he finally got there, Nate stormed off the panel ... setting McGregor off.

McGregor unleashed a bunch of f-bomb laden insults -- while grabbing any projectile he could find and throwing it at Nate and his crew.

Dana White warned Conor to stop throwing stuff and then canceled the rest of the event.

"See you Saturday."

Now that retired Peyton Manning's got all that free time on his hands, his brother, Eli, says he has NO EXCUSE to miss a NY Giants game ... and wants a post-game recap from Peyton to prove he watched!

Eli Manning called into "The Dan Patrick Show" and said he knows Peyton will be traveling a lot during football season -- but says he still expects full brotherly support.

"He'll definitely be watching the Giants games," Eli said ... "There's no reason he won't. I know he has DirecTV. I know he has the NFL Sunday Ticket."

Eli says he's informed Peyton about the schedule and how to watch games on the road (live streaming to phone) ... and demands a "full recap and maybe an essay about what he thought about each [game] to make sure he's watching."

Try telling WWE security that wrestling's fake ... 'cause a security guard in Texas slammed the hell out of a fan who tried to rush the ring during 'RAW' Monday night ... and it was all caught on video.

It all went down while Seth Rollins was doing a promo in the center of the ring at the American Bank Center ... some idiot tried to run from the stands into the ring ... when security jumped into action.

Props to security ... who executed a pretty sweet takedown.

[h/t ProWrestlingSheet]

No handshake? No more Rio.

The Egyptian judo fighter who refused to shake hands with his Israeli opponent has just been sent home from the Olympics -- with his own Egyptian Olympic Committee blasting the guy as a poor sport.

In fact, the EOC says it "strongly condemned" the actions of Islam El Shehaby -- who famously backpeddled from the handshake after getting his ass was handed to him by Or Sasson.

The International Olympic Committee says it was the EOC's decision to yank El Shehaby from the games ... though the IOC issued a statement of its own, condemning his actions.

"[His behavior] was contrary to the rules of fair play and against the spirit of friendship embodied in the Olympic values."

Jon Jones clearly believes he will NOT serve a 2 year suspension for a positive PED test before UFC 200 -- saying he's got "really good news" and expects to be back in the Octagon pronto.

Jones just made a video to update his supporters -- "if there are any of you guys still out there" -- and says he has brand new information about the testing that seems to support his stance that he did NOT knowingly cheat.

Jones has been temporarily suspended by USADA (the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency) until his case goes before the Nevada Athletic Commission. He was expected to get the usual 2 year suspension.

Jones doesn't reveal why he's so optimistic -- but says, "We have found out lots of really good news and I am expecting to be back in the Octagon really soon."

Muhammad Ali's grandson -- high school football star Biaggio Ali-Walsh -- has committed to Cal ... after receiving offers from several top colleges.

B.A.W. made his announcement while visiting the Cal campus over the weekend -- saying, "I've discussed with my family and I am blessed to say I am committed to California Berkeley!! #GoBears."

Biaggio is one of the top running backs in the country -- and is about to start his senior year at Bishop Gorman High School in Nevada ... the same place where Snoop's son Cordell Broadus played.

Oh, and if the college football thing doesn't work out -- remember, he's got a modeling contract with one of the top agencies in the country.

Rumble young man, rumble.

How cool is this ... Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky recreating that famous 2006 autograph photo -- IN REVERSE!

Hope Solo just went off on the Swedish soccer team ... reportedly calling them "a bunch of cowards" after Team USA lost in a penalty shootout.

An obviously pissed off Solo spoke with reporters directly after the game ... and said, "I’m very proud of this team. But I also think we played a bunch of cowards."

"The best team did not win today. I strongly believe that. I think you saw American heart. You saw us give everything we had today," reports SI.com's Grant Wahl.

When asked why she called Sweden "cowards" -- Solo explained said she wasn't impressed with their style of play ... especially the lack of passing.

"They dropped into a 50. They didn’t try and press. They didn’t want to open the game. And they tried to counter with longballs. We had that style of play when Pia was our coach. I don’t think they’re going to make it far in the tournament. I think it was very cowardly. But they won. They’re moving on, and we’re going home."

Ray Lewis says the 15 days he spent behind bars were some of the worst in his life -- and claims he was forced to smuggle in food ... to avoid eating the moldy-ass jail bologna.

Lewis was locked up in 2000 -- when he was charged with murder following an incident after a Super Bowl party in Atlanta. The murder charges were dismissed and he later pled guilty to obstruction of justice.

But now, Lewis is opening up about his jail experience to Cigar Aficionado -- saying the food was so bad behind bars he had to find his very own Red from 'Shawshank' to get him some decent eats.

"For like the first seven, eight days I never ate anything outside of orange halves. If you saw the moldy bologna and things that they were trying to … I was not an animal. And I was not going to succumb to that."

"So every day [my friend] would bring me a bunch of orange halves. He snuck them in for me."

Lewis has previously called his jail sting "evil" -- and adds, "What happened to me, those 15 days, I will live for the rest of my life. And I’m OK with that."

Huge news for Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan ... who's just been named the PRESIDENT of a major pro wrestling organization.

IMPACT Ventures -- which oversees Impact and TNA pro wrestling -- just announced that Corgan has been appointed President ... and will lead day-to-day operations.

"Billy is a visionary, an iconic artist and savvy businessman with an incredibly gifted creative mind," IMPACT chairman Dixie Carter said.

"In working with Billy over the last 16 months, he has impressed me to the point that I’ve been in discussions with him to take an elevated strategic leadership role within the company."

49-year-old Corgan joined the company as a senior producer back in 2015 -- and has flourished in his role.

"I believe in this company, its passionate fans, the talented roster and the dedicated staff and crew."

The Dallas Cowboys are making it clear ... they will NOT sign Johnny Manziel to backup Tony Romo this year, no matter how desperate they get.

Johnny claims he's laser-focused on an NFL comeback -- and recently told TMZ Sports he wants to play for the Cowboys.

But Cowboys Executive Vice President Stephen Jones -- Jerry's son -- called into the Tiki and Tierney Show on CBS Radio and said there's "no chance" they make a move for Johnny.

"Obviously Johnny needs to get his hands around his life," Jones said.

"He needs to do the things that make him a good person off the field, I think, before he can ever have any chance of being successful in our league."

"He's a guy obviously from Texas that we've all followed and had an amazing career there at A&M. Unfortunately, he has some things that are holding him back not only as a football player, but as a person in life."

"I hope he is able to get his hands around his life, and at some point if he does, I'm sure he'll get another chance. But at the moment, it certainly won't be in Dallas."