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Manny might not be done being Manny ... at least not yet ... because the 44-year-old legend is considering an offer to play pro baseball overseas ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Manny Ramirez last played for the Cubs AAA affiliate back in 2014 -- and then served as a hitting consultant for the club.

But we spoke with Manny's wife, Juliana, who tells us the 12 time MLB All-Star and World Series MVP has been training like crazy ... and has been in talks with a pro team outside the United States.

"He is training extremely hard," Juliana says ... "Batting, CrossFit, Orange Theory. He never stops."

Juliana says no official decision has been made yet about Manny's future ... but it's clear where she stands.

Here she is ... the newest member of the Mamba family!

Vanessa Bryant just posted the very first pic of her new baby daughter, Bianka Bryant ... born December 5.

Mrs. Mamba added, "Kobe and I are beyond excited to welcome our newest baby girl, Bianka!!! #BabyBlessing #SweetBaby #AnotherAngel"

It's the couple's 3rd kid.

Congrats!!

Sorry, he ain't sorry.

Charles Barkley says if Michael Jordan is still waiting for an apology ... he better not hold his breath.

The NBA legend appeared on 97.5 The Fanatic where he talked about the infamous beef with MJ -- which originated when Barkley publicly criticized the way Jordan was running the Charlotte Bobcats.

Oklahoma head football coach Bob Stoops says looking back ... the punishment he dished out to Joe Mixon wasn't enough -- but he strongly felt the running back deserved a 2nd chance.

Stoops spoke about Mixon for the first time since the violent footage surfaced last week showing Joe striking a female student in the face. Stoops says he felt trying to rehabilitate Mixon was a better route than booting him from the program.

"Fault me if believing that an 18 year old, without [a] prior violent situation whatsoever, in an altercation and had the wrong and horrible response that he did ... that he might have an opportunity moving forward to redeem himself, improve from it, grow from it and someday possibly be forgiven."

Stoops says when he sat down with school officials to decide Mixon's punishment 2 and a half years ago, the punishment (suspending him from the team for 1 year) felt "significant."

Now, Stoops says, "2 and a half years later it's fair to say it isn't enough."

Odell Beckham Jr. is throwing more shade at the NFL -- claiming the league fined him $18,000 for rocking special Craig Sager tribute cleats against the Lions this weekend.

OBJ revealed the fine on DeSean Jackson's Instagram page -- after the Redskins star complained about being fined for wearing special edition cleats on Monday Night Football.

Beckham commented on the post saying, "Don't worry I got fined 18k for Craig Sager cleats that were auction off the cleats to the highest bidder and donating the proceeds to his cancer research."

He added, "18k like it's nothin to them, no warning to take them off or anything , noTHING!"

To be clear, Odell was personally auctioning off the cleats to benefit the Sager Strong foundation.

It's the second time Beckham has gone public with a gripe against the league this week -- grousing about how Ezekiel Elliott somehow didn't get fined for jumping in the Salvation Army kettle and insinuating that he would have been targeted if it was him.

An ex-Michigan State softball player claims she was sexually assaulted by her team doctor -- and when she complained to school officials, she was told the guy was simply performing "intravaginal adjustments."

It's all part of a new lawsuit filed by Tiffany Thomas Lopez -- who was a star at MSU from 1998 to 2001 ... playing in 106 games.

Lopez says she was sent to Dr. Larry Nassar after she hurt her back in 1998 -- but was subjected to disturbing treatments ... in which he would put his "bare, ungloved and unlubricated hand into her vagina."

Lopez says she went to a high ranking MSU training staff member to complain -- but got major blowback and was told Nassar's treatments were standard "intravaginal adjustments."

Fast forward a few years ... Nassar was fired by MSU in Sept. 2016 among several women coming forward with similar complaints ... including a former Team USA gymnastics star.

Nassar has also been arrested on child porn charges -- and in a separate case, he's been charged with 3 counts of sexually abusing a girl at his home between 1998 and 2005.

Minnesota Vikings super fan Nick Swardson is giving some free advice to Adrian Peterson ... shut it down ... take it easy ... as in DON'T PLAY AGAIN THIS SEASON, DUDE.

We got Swardson out at The Grove and asked him about all things Vikings and he hit our camera guy with two things ...

1. The Vikings have no earthly chance of making the playoffs.

2. Adrian Peterson needs to ditch his comeback plans this year ... and take a load off while chilling in Hawaii.

Check it out ... Nick also tells us why he REALLY wanted the Vikes to draft Johnny Manziel ... and it's a really solid reason.

Michael Floyd is now facing a mandatory 45 days in jail ... because his blood alcohol level has been revealed -- and it was VERY HIGH.

The Scottsdale PD says Floyd's BAC was .21 when he was arrested last week ... more than TWICE the legal limit of .08.

Because the BAC was so high, prosecutors hit the NFL star with 2 new serious charges:

-- Extreme DUI with a BAC of .15 to .19

-- Super Extreme DUI with a BAC over .2

Super Extreme DUI carries a mandatory 45 day jail sentence if convicted. The person must also install an interlock alcohol monitoring device in their car and may not drink alcohol for 90 days.

At the time of his arrest, Floyd told cops he had only had one or two glasses of red wine before he got behind the wheel of his SUV.

When cops found Floyd, he was passed out behind the wheel.

Ex-NFL cornerback Will Allen just kissed his Florida home goodbye ... after he was convicted of screwing people out of MILLIONS in an illegal Ponzi scheme.

Allen -- who played for the Giants, Dolphins and Patriots -- pled guilty to running a $35 million Ponzi scheme back in November and just filed new legal docs detailing his personal financial collapse.

The most interesting part ... Allen says his 4,474 square foot lakefront property in Davie, Florida has been foreclosed on and his family has been asked to vacate the premises.

Allen needs court permission to change addresses while he's out on bail (he'll be sentenced in February) and filed new court docs asking if he can move to a nearby Staybridge Suites hotel.

Allen explains the family -- his wife and 3 kids -- "has no other option and this point and it is an emergency situation."

This is blasphemy ...

"It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day is living a LIE ... telling TMZ Sports he has no real love for the Philadelphia Eagles ... and actually roots for the New England Patriots.

If you don't watch 'Sunny' (you're missing out, show's hilarious) Day plays Charlie Kelly -- a crazed Eagles fan whose love for the team often gets him into hijinks.

When we got the real-life actor out in L.A. he revealed to us that it's all a goof ... and not only does he not root for the Eagles ... he actually sides with the evilest of all football empires.

Bill Belichick says the Patriots were well aware of the disturbing Michael Floyd DUI video before they signed him -- and insinuated they would not be dropping the WR now that it's gone public.

TMZ Sports posted the video Tuesday showing the former Cardinals star passed out behind the wheel of his SUV while in traffic in Scottsdale, AZ. Cops say he was completely wasted.

When asked about the video at his Wednesday morning news conference, he replied, We were aware of the situation when we claimed him."

He added, "[Floyd is] in an ongoing legal situation that I’m not going to comment on."

Long story short ... Floyd still has his second chance. Don't blow it.

'Tis the season!

Antonio Brown was feeling extra saucy Tuesday night -- and decided to spend some of his hard earned cash ... on the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh!

The Steelers superstar cut a $100,000 check to the hospital -- and showed it off on social media ... hopefully inspiring other people to give as well.

Brown has a great relationship with the hospital -- in fact, he hosted a softball game to raise money for the place earlier this year.

#Boomin'

Jay Glazer couldn't be more clear when it comes to Joe Mixon -- F*** THAT GUY.

The "NFL on FOX" star -- one of the most connected guys in football -- was leaving Craig's in WeHo when we asked if teams were still considering drafting the Oklahoma running back after seeing him brutalizing a woman in newly released video.

Glazer UNLOADED -- blasting the guy as a total piece of garbage who doesn't deserve the PRIVILEGE of playing in the NFL.

Glazer also says he hopes someone will "beat his ass." Full context here ... he'd just finished dinner with a friend -- a model named Anne Greene who was beaten by men. So he was especially fired up about the topic.

For the the record, Jay has come out strong against man-on-woman violence in the past -- trashing guys like Greg Hardy and Ray Rice.

Richard Sherman vowed to single-handedly ruin a reporter's career Tuesday -- seriously -- all because the guy asked a question the Seahawks star didn't like.

It all went down right after Sherman wrapped up a news conference -- in which 710 ESPN Seattle reporter Jim Moore had asked Sherman about criticism of the team's offensive coordinator.

Sherman didn't like the question ... and as he was leaving the conference, he went up to Moore and said, "I'll ruin your career."

Moore replied, "You'll ruin my career? How are you going to do that?"

Sherman: "I'll make sure you don't get your media pass anymore."

Moore: "Is that right?"

Sherman: "Yes it is."

Matt Barnes is officially a single man ... and all it cost him was HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Craig Sager's legacy just got the ultimate big up from a huge L.A. street artist ... being immortalized on some Tinseltown bricks right next to fellow Jimmy V award winner Stuart Scott.

The artist's name is Jonas Nevers ... who's done art of other sports figures like Vin Scully, Kobe Bryant, and Magic Johnson ... but made headlines for his Stuart Scott piece last year.

We're told the Sager art -- painted on the brick wall of Melody Bar & Grill -- was finished just moments ago ... and the decision to put him next to Scott was made to honor two iconic voices that cancer took too soon.

Pure awesome ... R.I.P. Craig Sager.