The Browns are getting a brand-new stadium in a few years ... and Cleveland legend Joe Thomas tells TMZ Sports he wouldn't mind if the team decided to decorate the place with a big ol' statue of himself!!
The Orange and Brown announced their plans earlier this year to build a domed venue in Brook Park ... a polarizing decision for the folks in Northeast Ohio, to say the least.
The six-time first-team All-Pro tackle admitted he was initially hesitant about losing the elements with an indoor facility ... but has since come around after considering the new home-field advantage that'll come with it -- and how it'll help the economy.
Nyjah Huston had our camera guy hustlin' at LAX recently ... skating through the airport as we fired off some questions ... and as it turns out, staffers are pretty chill about him cruising through the terminal on wheels!!
We saw the Olympic medalist rolling through on his board before boarding ... so naturally, we had to ask his thoughts on how airports would hold up as makeshift skateparks.
"The airport would be sick to skate around," Huston said. "Surprisingly, they're pretty chill about us cruising around."
Matthew Stafford is a favorite to win MVP this season ... and he's sure as heck the No. 1 guy in the locker room, too -- 'cause Rams defensive end Larrell Murchison tells TMZ Sports the whole team rides "with Nine."
The 37-year-old quarterback is having one of the best seasons -- if not THE best -- of his career in 2025 ... and as of right now, the sportsbooks have him as the leading candidate to take home top honors at the end of the year.
He's thrown for 4,179 yards, 40 touchdowns, and just five interceptions ... and it's not just the spectators that have been wowed -- Murchison says he's just as impressed.
Ex-NBA player Sebastian Telfair got a special holiday gift -- he's out of prison.
TMZ Sports has learned the 40-year-old was released from the Bureau of Prisons custody this week ... after spending the past few months at Fort Dix FCI in New Jersey.
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Telfair said he's feeling good and rehabilitated now ... telling Antoinette Media he's ready to get home to his loved ones after taking care of himself.
12:40 PM PT -- The DOJ has just released a statement on X that the FBI confirmed the letter from Jeffrey Epstein to Larry Nassar is "FAKE."
Jeffrey Epstein may have had a pedo pen pal in Larry Nassar ... and President Donald Trumpis also in the mix as a lover of "nubile girls," according to new documents released by the Department of Justice.
The DOJ just dumped a new batch of Epstein Files, in which there's an August 2019 letter allegedly written by Epstein to Larry Nassar while both men were incarcerated in separate federal prisons.
Nassar had been convicted of sexually assaulting hundreds of young female gymnasts and sentenced to life behind bars. Epstein was awaiting trial at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in NYC for allegedly sex trafficking minors ... but he died by suicide the same month -- August 2019 -- he allegedly penned the missive to Nassar.
The letter opens, "We shared one thing ... our love & caring for young ladies and the hope they'd reach their full potential. Our president also shares our love of young, nubile girls."
Jake Paulis set to take a much-needed hiatus from the ring after breaking his jaw against Anthony Joshualast week ... but it sounds like he'll be staying busy outside the ring -- 'cause El Gallo has a bad case of baby fever!!
Paul spared a few minutes of his time on Logan's "Impaulsive" podcast not long after undergoing surgery on his jaw ... where they asked him what's next following his loss.
"I'm gonna take some time off to go support Jutta [Leerdam] at the Olympics," Paul said of his fiancée. "Then she's gonna move to Puerto Rico. Move her here. Maybe go snowboarding or something."
Three months after Jerry "The King" Lawlersuffered a stroke at his home ... the WWE Hall of Famer provided fans with an update on how he's doing these days -- and even talked about how he might even have one more wrestling match in him!!
The 76-year-old sat down with a local news outlet in Tennessee for a wide-ranging interview, where they asked him how he's feeling after his second medical scare in the last seven years.
"I get asked that question fifty times a day," he said. "I like to say something I saw in the news recently, people say six or seven."
Nice to see The King still has a sense of humor.
But on a more serious note ... he dove deeper into the day he suffered his medical emergency -- saying it came from out of nowhere.
33 MILLION people tuned in to watch Jake Paul get knocked out by Anthony Joshua on Friday ... with Most Valuable Promotions sharing the official viewing numbers from the Netflix event.
According to Paul and Nakisa Bidarian's organization, the main event scored an estimated average minute audience of 33 million Live+1 viewers globally from start to finish.
To compare, Paul vs. Mike Tyson grabbed 108 million global viewers in November 2024.
The co-main event between Alycia Baumgardner vs. Leila Beaudoin also had a good amount of folks glued to the screens ... with an estimated 15 million global viewers.
Despite a rough year for Kansas City, Chiefs Kingdom and the Swiftes still made noise for Travis Kelce's chances in the NFL's Pro Bowl ... as the team announced Taylor Swift's fiancé led the entire league in fan voting for the second consecutive year.
The Chiefs shared the news on Tuesday morning ... hours after the submissions for the 2026 game were cut off. It hasn't been the best year for Kelce -- he has 803 yards and five touchdowns -- but we're assuming the voters weren't breaking down game footage when making their decision.
For the second consecutive year, @tkelce led all players in fan votes for the Pro Bowl!
Of course ... we all know it wasn't just Chiefs backers who helped Kelce achieve that mark -- but also the work of the Swifties, who have also infiltrated the fanbase amid the Swift/Kelce romance.
Tensions were high on the Golden State Warriors' bench on Monday ... with Draymond Green getting up and storming off to the locker rooms after a fiery back and forth with head coach Steve Kerr.
The moment went down in the third quarter of the Dubs' home win over the Orlando Magic ... when Kerr was addressing the team on the bench during a timeout.
In the footage, obtained by TMZ, you see a red Ferrari come zooming out of a tunnel on the Angeles Crest Highway in Altadena, CA ... the sports car skids and crashes into the concrete barriers between the edge of the road and the San Gabriel Mountains.
Within a matter of seconds, a fireball erupts among the mangled car wreck ... and folks rush over and pull a body from the wreckage.
What's next for Jake Paul after losing to Anthony Joshua?? First of all, some time off to heal his broken jaw ... but Most Valuable Promotions co-founder Nakisa Bidarian tells TMZ Sports El Gallo still wants to make up for his loss to Tommy Fury at some point in his career.
We caught up with Bidarian fresh off Friday's event in Miami ... and he said despite the knockout in the sixth round, there were plenty of wins for Paul.
"Every single MVP fighter won on the card other than Jake, but in my mind, Jake won in many other ways as well by showing his heart, his courage, and actually outboxing, from my perspective, Anthony Joshua in round one and round four."
Disgruntled San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk drew a lot of attention after sharing a video of himself driving by Levi's Stadium allegedly going 104 MPH ... and his actions have not just caught the eyes of those online ... but also the police.
A spokesperson for the Santa Clara Police Department tells TMZ Sports they are "aware" of the clip making rounds on social media.
"At this point, the video is being reviewed, and further details can be provided when available."
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According to a local outlet, the speed limit on the road Aiyuk was seemingly flying down is 40 MPH, meaning he would have been driving 60 MPH over the legal speed limit.
The duo shared the happy news in a joint IG post Monday, simply captioning it with the baby’s arrival date -- "My Sunshine 12.17.2025" -- keeping the name and gender under wraps for now.
DK Metcalf has been hit with a hefty punishment for his role in an altercation with a Detroit Lions supporter on Sunday ... with the NFL suspending the Pittsburgh Steelers receiver two games.
The penalty was announced on Monday -- the league said the ban was for "conduct detrimental to the NFL for initiating a physical confrontation with a fan."