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Khloe Kardashian watched attentively Saturday night as BF Tristan Thompson tried in vain to beat the L.A. Clippers ... and she did nothing to stop the rumor she's engaged.

Khloe was wearing a massive ring as she sat with pal Malika Haqq. She's worn the ring over the last few days, but mum's been the word.

Khloe officially got divorced from Lamar Odom in December.

Conor McGregor must be high as a kite if he thinks he deserves equal pay to fight Floyd Mayweather ... so says "Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood" star Jason Lee ... an unofficial member of The Money Team.

We got Jason Saturday at Toast in L.A., and he made it clear Floyd's ready to fight ... but that Conor's holding things up over ridiculous money demands.

Jason also has a dismal outlook on the future of boxing.

Floyd Mayweather's ex-personal chef -- the woman who famously said she was paid $1,000 a plate -- is no longer part of Floyd's crew ... and says the fact she's gay may have played a role.

We spoke with Chef Q who is now backtracking on her $1,000 a plate claims ... saying there was no REAL set rate for her. Sometimes she would get paid fat. Sometimes nothing.

But sometime after the Manny Pacquiao fight, Chef Q says her relationship with Floyd fell apart and she doesn't really know why ... but she has her theories.

"I don't think he's ever looked at me past as just a gay person or a lesbian."

Chef Q says some comments that were made during her time with TMT were hurtful and felt homophobic.

Still, Chef Q says she wants to have a relationship with Floyd moving forward -- she considers him family ... but knows they have to work out their issues.

We reached out to Floyd's camp. So far, no word back.

For Pierre Garcon, a new city means new opportunity ... to grow his pizza business!!

The NFL star just signed a new 5-year contract with the 49ers ... and tells TMZ Sports it might be the perfect chance to take his Spinfire Pizza company bicoastal!

Garcon (who spent 5 seasons with the Redskins) already owns several pizza joints in the D.C. area -- and says business has been so good out there, expansion seems like a natural move.

Hear that, Peyton?? That's pizza baron competition, baby!

March Madness is underway and these collegiate ballers are ready to dance.

Dribble through the gallery to get up close and personal with the hard knock hopefuls guaranteed to get you gameday ready.

Mike Krzyzewski is one handsome (blue) devil.

Here’s a 47-year-old version of a young Coach K taking an interview back in 1994 (left) and 23 years later ... the five-time NCAA tournament Champion -- who’s currently making his 32nd appearance in the Big Dance as the Head Coach of Duke Men's Basketball -- at a post-game press conference last week (right).

Madness!

The question is...

Props to our photog for finding the pride of Ireland on St. Partrick's Day ... UFC champ Conor McGregor.

Conor was dressed up as he got down at Lavo in NYC, promising on his way in to take the world by storm.

But before conquering the world, there's that whole rumored Floyd Mayweather fight. Conor scoffs at it leaving the club, but earlier in the day, he sang a very different tune ... promising to kick Floyd's ass.

Bob Baffert says American Pharoah, the horse that won the Triple Crown, is getting more action than just about any person or animal that walks the earth!

We got Bob leaving Craig's Friday night and he bragged A.P. has knocked up hundreds of mares so far, and God will the number will grow to 1,000.

Pharoah is in such high demand he's being shipped to different continents for a little sex.

LaVar Ball is now taking aim at the OTHER big college hoops star projected to go #1 in the NBA Draft ... saying Markelle Fultz ain't worthy of the top spot -- because he's not a winner.

Draft experts have been debating whether it'll be LaVar's kid Lonzo Ball or University of Washington star Markelle Fultz who'll get the top honor at the NBA Draft in June.

But LaVar tells TMZ Sports it's a no-brainer -- Lonzo wins. Markelle doesn't.

LaVar's point ... Lonzo was a key reason UCLA chalked up a 29-4 record this year. Markelle led Washington to a 9-22 season.

"If you got a kid that makes everybody better, you mean to tell me you wouldn't take him over a guy that's averaging 40 points but the team's losing?? If you wanna winner, you pick my boy."

"Look what he did to UCLA. They 15-17 last year. You bring one dude and change the culture that's what you want, it's not Lonzo's passing and shooting that's his great gift, it's the winning."

Look at the bright side Markelle ... by being called out by LaVar you just joined a list that includes Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley.

The seasons are changing and these sexy stars are springing into action to get that summer bod.

Work up a sweat while you check out the celebrity workout plans and see who isn’t wasting any time shapin' up.

Sad news for Brian Banks -- the football player who was famously wrongly convicted of rape is divorcing his wife less than 2 years after they tied the knot.

Banks made headlines for battling his way into Atlanta Falcons training camp in 2013 after spending 5 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. His story is reportedly in the works to become a big Hollywood movie.

Banks married Emanuela Marinova in May 2015 -- but things have apparently fizzled ... both sides have filed for divorce.

Triple G don't scare Daniel Jacobs ... the guy he's fighting tonight ... 'cause his opponent says he fears NO MAN after already conquering cancer.

DJ and Gennady Golovkin are squaring off at Madison Square Garden ... where GGG will attempt to make Jacobs his 24th straight knockout victim.

With President Trump going after North Korea, there's one man who says he can HELP the situation ... Dennis Rodman!

Of course, The Worm has not only met with Kim Jong-un ... but he worked for Trump on 'Celebrity Apprentice.'

He's got his hand in music now too, Rodman's featured on Mansionz new single -- which hit the top of Spotify -- called "Dennis Rodman" ... of course.

He's the perfect middleman, right?

Rodman says he hasn't spoken with Trump about his experience in Pyongyang ... but would love to brief POTUS if he can find the time.

Couldn't hurt, could it?

Big victory for Colin Kaepernick ... the NFL quarterback -- along with other activists -- was able to convince Turkish Airlines to donate a plane for a much needed humanitarian mission to Somalia.

Kaep made his initial plea to the airline on Wednesday -- saying, "There's an impending famine because of drought, politics, inaction of (non-government organizations) and lack of media attention."

He added, "People are dying in Somalia right now that need our help."

FYI, Turkish is the only major airline that flies to Somalia from the U.S.

Now, Kaep says part 2 of his mission is underway -- getting the food, water and supplies to fill the plane.

For this, Kaep has teamed up with Ben Stiller's Stiller Foundation to handle all of the funds raised. They've even set up a GoFundMe page called Love Army for Somalia.

Here's video of Emmitt Smith continuing his quest to be the NFL's all-time leader in turn ups ... absolutely gettin' down to a Lil Jon party classic ... while on a boat in Cabo.

We've seen it before ... Smith got it poppin' with Migos a couple months ago at the Super Bowl, but this time there was more sun, more swag, and the go-to party anthem "Turn Down For What."

The guy's having a great time ... not quite as good as he was having when cameras caught him mid-Kanye & Jeezy some years back ... but still pretty good.

Ex-Raiders star Lincoln Kennedy says bringing Marshawn Lynch to Oakland is a bad idea.

Kennedy was a 3-time Pro Bowler with the Silver and Black -- and he's currently a broadcaster for the Raiders organization.

Lincoln says he likes and respects what Lynch has done in his career -- but says Beast Mode is an "Over the hill running back who hasn't played in a couple years."