If Eli Manning needs some advice on how to handle a Hall of Fame slight -- Antonio Gates is offering it up!
The legendary Charger -- who was inducted into the 2025 class last week after being snubbed for the 2024 one just 12 months ago -- told TMZ Sports out at the Super Bowl in New Orleans that while he's sure Eli's feeling heartbreak right now ... the former signal-caller just needs to stay positive.
Gates told us that after he was shockingly barred from getting a bust in Canton ... he headed into the ensuing year focused on being "the best version of me" -- and he thinks that attitude helped him get in this go-around.
Te'a Cooper hasn't logged minutes in a WNBA game in nearly four years ... but she tells TMZ Sports she's hopeful that all changes soon!
The former Los Angeles Sparks star is currently playing overseas for Tarbes Gespe Bigorre -- a pro team in the French Women's Basketball League -- and she tells us the goal of getting shots up over there is to one day return to the W.
Cooper, of course, played in the WNBA in the 2020 and 2021 seasons ... but left to take care of her hair business as well as to help raise her and Alvin Kamara's daughter, Stori.
Kadarius Toney on Thursday appeared to address his recent arrest -- writing on his social media page that people "will believe anything" about him as "long as it's bad."
The two-time Super Bowl champion threw the message up on his Instagram Stories -- in a caption on a picture of him wearing a mask and a hat.
Toney also stated on the photo that "Mfs say anything when they think they right" ... before he deleted the post minutes later.
The woman Kadarius Toney allegedly strangled told cops she was seven months pregnant and holding her daughter at the time of the attack, new 911 audio, obtained by TMZ Sports, reveals.
The call was placed at 12:01 PM on Jan. 14 from a residence in Douglasville, GA ... and in a recording of the dispatch conversation, you can hear the clearly distressed woman trying to explain what had just gone down with Toney, her boyfriend.
She stated she lives with the NFL player ... and the two had gotten into a dispute.
We're told Josie ended things with Johnny recently ... but the two sides still have a lot of love for each other and there's no bad blood whatsoever.
As for what sparked the split, people close to the pair say 32-year-old Johnny was a great boyfriend to Jose's daughter ... but it was clear there was some work he had to do on himself.
One kayaker made a lucky escape and now lives to tell the tale after being swallowed whole by a humpback whale -- and it was all caught on camera!
The video is absolutely wild -- Adrian Simancas was kayaking the choppy Strait of Magellan waters off Chilean Patagonia over the weekend when a humpback whale came out of nowhere and gulped him down like a snack.
No doubt it was a terrifying ordeal ... even though Adrian only had a brief stay in the whale’s mouth, before being spit out and left floating in the open ocean.
Khloe Kardashian’s reflecting on Lamar Odom’s overdose, reminding him she was there for him like no one else -- even claiming his late dad Joe Odom wanted to pull the plug while he was in the hospital.
The reality star dropped the bomb about his 2015 coma recovery on "The Kardashians" ... alleging, "I was there when your father said, 'Pull the plug' so he can be on your life insurance."
Lamar’s dad, Joe, died in 2021, and while they had their ups and downs, the former NBA star regularly maintained they loved each other -- but if Khloe’s story holds, it really shows the extent of their father/son strain.
Senate hearings sometimes look like WWE matches ... and Linda McMahon's confirmation hearing on Thursday was no exception, 'cause Stephanie McMahon and Triple H were in the building to support the Secretary of Education hopeful on Capitol Hill!
McMahon was in D.C. to answer questions from U.S. Senators ... as she hopes to soon be confirmed as President Donald Trump's Secretary of Education.
Seated behind Linda was her daughter, Stephanie, and son-in-law, WWE executive and Hall of Famer, Triple H. McMahon's son, Shane McMahon, was also there.
Normally driven wild by Cover Twos and blindside blitzes -- former NFL quarterback Tony Banks faced a bit of a different headache while on "Extracted" ... his son's behavior.
The 51-year-old -- who won a Super Bowl with the famed 2000 Baltimore Ravens -- is competing on the Fox survivalist show alongside his son and his ex-wife, Yolanda ... and during next week's episode, he was really ticked off with how 18-year-old Anthony Jr. was playing the game.
As part of the show, Banks' model offspring must battle the elements out in the Canadian wilderness ... and if he outlasts his competitors, he and his fam score a cool $250K.
9:10 AM PT -- TT got wind of Rajakovic's postgame comments ... and fired back with some words of his own.
"You wanna full court press with under a minute left in the game when you get cracked by 30 this will happen to you," the 2016 champ said. "Lose for draft lottery and be happy buddy boy."
"Hopefully you and most of your guys see the light at the end of [GM] Bobby [Webster] and [team president] Masai [Ujiri] long term plan. Bless up stay warm in MY CITY 😉😁."
Tristan Thompsonmade the most of his limited time on the court Wednesday night ... putting up four points, grabbing a rebound, dishing out an assist, and nearly fighting half the Raptors team after a last-second dunk!
The scene played out moments after the Cavaliers' 131-108 blowout win over the Raptors in Toronto. The NBA bet got some burn at the end of the game, and TT made the most of his opportunity.
With six seconds left -- the 33-year-old decided to stat pad a bit -- throwing down a dunk when the game was far out of reach. The Raptors didn't take too kindly to the jam.
All eyes were on Jimmy Butler's butt Wednesday night ... 'cause his shorts had a dark yellow stain on 'em -- leading many to believe he had crapped himself mid-game.
The unfortunate scene for the new Warriors star played out as he and Golden State were fighting to pull off a win vs. the Mavericks at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.
Eagle-eyed viewers of the tilt noticed that as Butler was making a drive to the lane with the Dubs down 109-107 late in the fourth quarter ... some unusual coloring had appeared on his white shorts.
Aaron Rodgers' time with the New York Jets is officially over -- the team made the announcement it was moving on from the four-time MVP on Thursday ... saying it was time to move in a different direction at quarterback.
Newly-hired head coach Aaron Glenn and general manager Darren Mougey released a joint statement on the decision minutes ago ... saying they met with AR8 last week and let him know of their plans.
"It was important to have this discussion now to provide clarity and enable each of us the proper time to plan for our respective futures."
Three men believed to be connected to the Joe Burrow burglary have been hit with more charges, prosecutors announced this week ... with additional images being released of their photo shoot with the quarterback's alleged stolen jewelry.
Hamilton County Prosecutor Connie Pillich said Jordan Sanchez, Bastian Morales and Sergio Cabello were indicted on first-degree felony engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity and second-degree felony burglary charges.
A fourth individual spotted alongside the suspects with the alleged stolen stuff was not charged ... as prosecutors said they could not tie him to being at Burrow's home during the burglary.
O.J. Simpson's estate is ready to start spring cleaning in a very serious way ... 'cause the executor has proposed a date for the auction to take place -- and, included a list of items that could be on the block.
Malcolm LaVergne -- the special administrator of O.J.'s estate -- and his lawyers are proposing an auction of the late controversial star's personal belongings take place between March 12 and March 29.
Malcolm LaVergne
The auction -- which will be run by Goldin Auctions LLC, according to the new legal filing -- can be objected to by Simpson's children before February 26.
Saquon Barkley is taking some of the NFL's biggest fans to task ... slamming them for booing Taylor Swift at last weekend's Super Bowl.
The Philadelphia superstar raced to the "Bad Blood" singer's defense on "The Howard Stern Show" on Wednesday when the topic of Travis Kelce's girlfriend came up ... letting the world know he didn't love the jeers he heard her get at the Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday.
The Howard Stern Show
"I don't get it," the running back told Stern. "I don't get why she was getting hate there. She's just there supporting her significant other."
Forget about a new left tackle and some improved QB play ... Michael Irvin says Brian Schottenheimer's going to need some holy water and crucifixes to turn around the Cowboys -- telling TMZ Sports he's convinced the only way the new head coach succeeds in Dallas is through an act of God.
The Playmaker went on a diatribe about Jerry Jones' newest hire while in New Orleans last week ... making it 100 percent clear he doesn't think Schottenheimer has much of a chance at wins without God's help.
In the middle of a crowded Bourbon Street ... Irvin yelled at the top of his lungs that a higher power is going to be necessary in order to make the Schottenheimer move ultimately make sense for the Cowboys.