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John Saunders' wife found the ESPN legend unresponsive and not breathing early Wednesday morning and called 911 ... law enforcement tells TMZ Sports.

Hastings-on-Hudson Police Chief Anthony Visalli tells TMZ Sports ... emergency responders raced to Saunders' New York home around 4 AM -- but were unable to resuscitate him. He was pronounced dead at the home.

We're told a detective was sent to the home -- but found nothing suspicious. Since there were no signs of foul play, the medical examiner rejected the case.

We're told the exact cause of death is still unknown.

Travis Barker is a badass with sick drumming skills cause not even a blood-spraying finger can hold the man down.

The Blink-182 drummer lost a chunk of his finger after going all hardcore at a gig in Ohio. After the show, Travis posted a pic of the horrifying injury. Check out the pic ... but you've been warned.

The band's playing a bunch of shows until the tour ends Oct. 7 and we're told he's rockin' on -- with or without his finger.

Someone get the man a first aid kit.

A rep for the Israeli national team says the actions by the Lebanese delegation to block Team Israel athletes from getting on a bus Friday were driven by "hostility and anti-Semitic behavior."

Kesha is about to be reunited with her precious tiger jacket after it was stolen out of her dressing room this weekend ... and the culprit has a very fishy explanation.

The singer went to social media Monday night and begged her fans to help find the jacket -- and said it's so important to her, she'll kiss whoever finds it "on the f***ing mouth."

Well, the social media APB worked -- because sources close to Kesha tell us she was contacted by a person who said they have the jacket and wanted to return it.

So, how'd they get it?

The person insists they "accidentally" took it from the dressing room ... and didn't mean any harm.

Yeah right.

Bottom line -- we're told Kesha is pumped to get it back and isn't planning on going to the cops.

No word if she still plans on delivering that mouth kiss.

The baseball offers seem to be flying in for Tim Tebow ... and now another minor league team says it has real interest in the ex-NFL quarterback.

We spoke with Mike Candela -- general manager of the Bakersfield Blaze (Seattle Mariners Single-A minor league affiliate) ... who says, "We are definitely interested in Tim Tebow."

"We would love to invite him out to see a game and before that we would set up a meeting for him to speak with the our team and coaches and put him up in a hotel."

Tebow announced he's pursuing a career as a pro baseball player -- and has been working with MLB legend Gary Sheffield.

He's already received a contract offer from the Schaumburg Boomers, an independent Frontier League team based in Schaumburg, Illinois.

And the Cleveland Indians posted a pic of Tebow in their uniform.

Stay tuned ...

Donald Trump did not boot a baby out of his rally for crying ... so says the kid's mother, who's defending the candidate and scoffing at reporters who trashed him.

Devan Cierra Ebert says she was halfway out the door with 18-month-old Vinnie when Trump told the VA crowd, "Get that baby out of here!"

Ebert has reached out to Trump's people to make it clear ... she harbors no resentment and actually thinks Trump said what he said in good fun.

She also makes it clear ... no one's paid her off to say this.

Mike D from the Beastie Boys told cops he's out thousands of dollars in surf and skate gear and now police are on the hunt to catch the thief.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... L.A. Sheriffs Dept. got called to the Beastie Boy's home Friday after Mike D claimed someone broke into his outdoor storage shed at his Malibu pad where he had loads of surfboards, skateboards and other miscellaneous surf gear.

Mike reported that around 15-20 surfboards were part of the heist ... and 3 were worth $1,000 each.

Sheriffs are investigating.

Bad news for the Bruins ... Snoop Dogg's football star son has left the the UCLA football team again ... school officials confirm to TMZ Sports.

Cordell Broadus was not with the rest of the team at the first day of training camp Monday morning -- raising some red flags. Plus, L.A. Daily News reporter Thuc Nhi Nguyen says he wasn't on the official roster.

Now, UCLA associate director of communications Steve Rourke confirms ... he's NOT on the team.

Broadus was one of the top high school WRs in the country -- and accepted a scholarship to play for the Bruins last year. But he quit the team to pursue other interests before the 2015 season.

He rejoined back in March saying he "missed the game" -- and wanted to earn his spot back as a walk-on.

But sources connected to Broadus tell us ... his head wasn't completely in it and he recently decided to leave the program ... again.

DJ Quik has lawyered up against YG, Stampede Entertainment and Def Jam over what he's saying is his rightful claim to credit on YG's massive hit song, "My Hitta."

DJ Quik tells TMZ he was instrumental in creating the track, but was omitted from the credits and hasn't seen a dime. The West Coast rap legend went on a Twitter rant Sunday calling out YG and his management team.

The song came out in 2013 and and has since gone double platinum. While the track was produced by DJ Mustard, Quik claims he served as the track's engineer, and even contributed vocals.

He says he didn't complain for a long time because he was constantly strung along ... promised he'd get the credit.

He also wants his platinum plaques.

YG's since responded ...

Omarion passed on the Legos and Tonka truck for his son's 2nd birthday ... opting for an art piece that set the singer back $18k.

The R&B star hired artist Madsteez to do a surreal painting of his 2-year-old son, Megaa ... a gift he presented at his kid's Kidchella-themed b-day party over the weekend in Granada Hills.

We're told Omarion reached out to Madsteez four days ago to make the 36" x 36" acrylic and spray paint piece -- which took 2 days to create.

As for the party ... the kids performed on a mini-stage and played in a bunch of bounce houses. There was also plenty of face painting.

Not too shabby.

So many people are flocking to the gravesite where Muhammad Ali is buried, the cemetery has put up a temporary headstone to help guide fans to the right spot ... TMZ Sports has learned.

If you bleed Kobe Bryant ... or Michael Jordan ... or Mike Tyson ... or any sports legend, there's a tattoo artist in New Zealand who's become the go-to guy for hyper realistic tats of the biggest sports stars in the world.

With rumors swirling that he'll start training with Tom Brady, Randy Moss picked up the pigskin this weekend ... for a pickup beach game in St. Lucia.

Turns out, Moss is running BodyHoliday's WellFit Families fitness retreat in the Caribbean -- leading activities like beach football, rock climbing and archery.

While the NFL legend didn't exactly shine during the football game (there's a reason he didn't play QB in high school) ... he killed it with the bow and arrow.

We're told Randy also led the groups in bike rides, sailing courses, cooking classes and abseiling adventures down waterfalls.

Fantasy and sci-fi movie geeks are about blow serious wads of cash on memorabilia ... including Harry Potter's actual Hogwarts acceptance letter and an X-Wing (miniature) model used to shoot 'Empire Strikes Back.'

TMZ has learned that London's Prop Store is putting original props and costumes from iconic film franchises up for bidding next month. The 'Star Wars' and 'Potter' pieces are expected to fetch top dollar -- $80k to $105k for the X-wing model .. and $4,000 to $6,500 for the Hogwarts letter.

But there's a ton of other movie stuff available too:
- Scar Predator costume from "AVP: Alien vs. Predator"
- Mel Gibson's "Braveheart" sword
- Sloth's mask from "The Goonies"

Joel Osteen's associate pastor, John Gray, absolutely thinks the 2 flight attendants who went toe-to-toe with his wife would've handled things differently if she were white.

Rev. Gray -- a host on "The Preachers" -- and Aventer were on "TMZ Live" Friday trying to explain why she was singled out by the American Airlines crew when she attempted to switch seats with her nanny.

Check out the clip ... John stops just short of calling it straight up racism, but he clearly thinks Aventer was treated differently because of what she was wearing, and POSSIBLY because she's black.

We broke the story ... cops were called and Aventer was briefly removed from the flight. She was ultimately allowed back on, and the 2 flight attendants got booted.

"Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta" star Althea Eaton is a free woman again after spending just over a week behind bars.

Althea cruised out of an ATL jail Friday ... already rocking her heels and looking like she's ready for the weekend.

Althea was reportedly jailed after a restraining order hearing -- her estranged fiance, Benzino, was getting one against her, and she allegedly made contact with him after court. Major no-no ... and the judge locked her up for it.