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Christie Brinkley just dropped some SERIOUS praise on Serena Williams -- saying her nude, pregnant Vanity Fair cover is bomb as hell ... and it would be an "honor" to work with her!

The modeling icon turned business mogul couldn't stop gushing over the photo -- saying on a scale of 1 to 10, Serena's pic was an 11, "Off the scale! She's over-the-top amazing!"

Wouldn't be a terrible idea for these two to hang out -- Brinkley used her modeling cash to fund a real estate empire and reportedly built a fortune around $100 MILLION!

#BossFemalesWinning

Here's the whitest clip you'll see all day ... Orel Hershiser rapping along to Eminem's "Lose Yourself" while driving around in a tie.

GET IT, OREL!!!

The legendary Dodgers pitcher was driving around with his pal and fellow Dodgers announcer, Joe Davis, when the Em track came on the radio.

They snapped into rap mode. They focused. They tried REALLY hard to rap along with the words.

So, did Orel Hershiser capture the moment? Or just let it slip?

Watch the clip ... and lose yourself.

Everyone knows Shaun White can get some serious air, but Steve Aoki proved he's no slouch when it comes to aerial stunts either ... by doing sick jumps into his pool.

"The Flying Tomato" and the famous DJ took flight off the roof of Aoki's pad in Las Vegas ... into his super deep and baller pool. White's snowboarding/skateboarding skills were on display, but if we were judging ... Steve would get some 10s too.

Aoki's homey, MikeTheConnect, captured the footage of the roughly 25 foot leaps at "Aoki's Playhouse" ... and all we can say is -- don't try this at home.

Ex-NBA star Baron Davis' wife is subbing out of their marriage ... filing for divorce from the former All-Star, TMZ Sports has learned.

Davis has been married to Isabella Brewster-Davis -- sister of "Fast And Furious" star, Jordana Brewster -- since January 2014.

According to court docs filed in L.A. and obtained by TMZ Sports, Brewster-Davis filed legal docs last week to end the marriage citing irreconcilable differences. The date of separation was not listed.

The couple has two young kids together, a 2-year-old and a 1-year-old. Isabella has asked for primary physical custody but joint legal custody.

She's seeking an unspecified amount of spousal support. She also wants Baron to cover her legal costs.

Fun Fact: Isabella reportedly dated Bradley Cooper before getting hitched to Baron.

UFC badass Valentina Shevchenko is down to rumble with Ronda Rousey ... but don't get it twisted -- she's gotta put a beatdown on Amanda Nunes first.

Shevchenko told TMZ Sports the champ is getting SLEPT when they do the dance at UFC 213 ... Valentina says she's been training her ass off to avenge the L Nunes hung on her at UFC 196 -- and the new version of herself is too damn dangerous.

And once it's night-night for Amanda, Ronda can get hers -- if she wants it. Shev says that's up to her.

FYI, Rousey's kinda busy right now ... crushing obstacle courses on "Battle of the Network Stars."

Conor McGregor responded to Floyd Mayweather's insanely fast boxing training video with a clip of his own -- one that showcases his power.

While Floyd showcased blazing speed and quick footwork, Conor's training video was more focused on power shots ... particularly, a punishing uppercut.

Everyone keeps saying it's a matchup of speed vs. power (you've heard the "all it takes is one shot from Conor" argument) ... these videos seem to play right into that story line.

Conor issued a warning to Floyd -- "You've never seen these moves."

We'll see ...

He jumped ship, now Chris Paul is jumping on trampolines with LeBron James -- just one day after he was traded to the Houston Rockets ... and TMZ Sports has the footage.

CP3 and Bron hit up Sky High Sports trampoline park in Woodland Hills, CA on Thursday with their families -- and bro'd down while their basketball prodigy kids bounced their faces off.

It's no secret Chris and LeBron are pals who go way back (memba the banana boat?) -- but some people think the two are plotting to form a superteam in Houston after the upcoming season.

Is the trampoline park a cover for a secret strategic meeting? Maybe ... or maybe it's just a fun place to hang out.

Either way, we're told the guys had a great time and the normies who were hanging out were all super starstruck.

Phoenix Suns star Tyson Chandler says he ain't gonna trash his old boss, Phil Jackson -- telling TMZ Sports the Zen Master "helped me out" by trading him from the Knicks to the Mavs back in 2014.

People trashed the trade back then (and now, too) -- when Phil dealt Chandler and Raymond Felton to the Mavs in exchange for Jose Calderon, Samuel Dalembert, Shane Larkin, Wayne Ellington and two 2nd round picks.

But Chandler ain't bitter about it -- saying, "He got me in a good situation!"

Here they are ... the first pic of Cristiano Ronaldo's brand new TWIN BABIES!

The soccer superstar reportedly used a surrogate to bake the kids -- who were born earlier this month. And now CR7 is sharing the first photo of the world's newest ultra-millionaire babies.

Ronaldo wrote, "So happy to be able to hold the two new loves of my life."

Reports out of Portugal say the twins are a boy and a girl named Eva and Mateo. Ronaldo hasn't officially confirmed that yet.

Ronaldo already has one son and his girlfriend, Georgina Rodriguez, is reportedly pregnant with his child -- and is due to give birth in the next few months.

1:40 PM PT -- Venus is now breaking her silence ... calling the incident an "unfortunate accident" and insisting she explain what happened from her point of view.

"Ms. Williams entered the intersection on a green light," her attorney Malcolm Cunningham said.

"The police report estimates that Ms. Williams was traveling at 5 mph when Mrs. Barson crashed into her. Authorities did not issue Ms. Williams with any citations or traffic violations."

"This is an unfortunate accident and Venus expresses her deepest condolences to the family who lost a loved one."

Venus Williams caused a car accident that sent a 78-year-old man to ICU where he died 14 days later ... according to a police report obtained by TMZ Sports.

The driver of the other car -- the wife of the victim -- told cops she was approaching an intersection westbound in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida on June 9 when Venus' northbound SUV suddenly darted into the intersection. The other driver says there was no time to stop and she T-boned Venus' vehicle.

Venus told cops she was trying to make it through the intersection but there was a traffic backup and she had to slow down to a crawl, with her car exposed in the intersection.

The driver's husband, Jerome Barson, suffered head trauma and was taken to a hospital and placed in ICU. He never recovered and died 2 weeks later. Barson's wife was also taken to the hospital with broken bones and other injuries, but survived ... according to her attorney Michael Steinger.

Cops say Venus caused the accident. According to the police report, "[Venus] is at fault for violating the right of way of [the other driver]."

Police say in the report there was no evidence Venus was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. They also say there's no evidence she was distracted by an electronic device.

We reached out to Williams for comment -- so far, no word back.

Tara Lipinski got that ass ... and where better to show it off than on your honeymoon?!

The gold medal ice skating legend is putting her killer physique on display in the Maldives -- where she's chillin' with her brand new sports producer husband, Todd Kapostasy.

The couple got married at a fancy ceremony last weekend in South Carolina after dating for 2 years -- then jetted straight for a swanky resort, where their room is literally on the Indian Ocean.

Mazel tov!

Here's video of the moment Jeff Fisher told his Rams coaching staff he was just fired -- and Fisher was extremely emotional ... telling his coaches, "Sorry if I let you guys down."

The footage was shot during Week 14 of the 2016 NFL season (on or around Dec. 11) -- Fisher is breathing heavily and trying to collect himself before breaking the news in a team meeting room.

It's clear his staffers were completely blindsided by the announcement.

He promises he'll do everything he can to help get the other coaches new jobs.

In the video -- captured for this season's "All or Nothing" documentary on Amazon -- you can see assistant coach Mike Singletary walk up to Fisher to shake his hand and thank him.

The Rams have since replaced Fisher with 31-year-old Sean McVay. Fisher is currently unemployed.

Beast Mode ain't playing around about this NFL comeback -- running crazy footwork drills IN THE SAND with a legendary footspeed specialist ... and it's scary good.

Marshawn Lynch hit the beach with Luis Badillo Jr. -- who's said to have the fastest feet in the world. He's trained world class athletes like Cristiano Ronaldo, Asafa Powell and tons of NFL players.

This time, he flew up to the Bay Area to put in some work with the Oakland Raiders star -- and it's clear these dudes ain't messin' around.

Vanderbilt has suspended all 3 football players involved in a botched cell phone recovery incident -- in which 2 of the players were shot ... the school has confirmed.

As we previously reported, police say WR Donaven Tennyson rounded up two of his teammates to get back a stolen cell phone on Monday night. During the incident, one of the players pulled a pellet gun on the thieves -- but the thieves pulled REAL guns and opened fire, striking two of the players.

Cops are on the hunt for the thieves -- so far, no arrests have been made.

But Vandy head coach Derek Mason has announced Tennyson -- along with cornerback Frank Coppet and safety Tae Daley -- have been suspended from the team indefinitely.

FYI, Daley was shot in the leg from a pistol and Coppet was hit in both arms from the spray of a shotgun blast. Both are expected to be fine.

Floyd Mayweather admits he's not the same dominating boxer he was 20 years ago -- or even 5 years ago -- but he's still gonna beat that ass.

The 40-year-old boxer hit the gym Wednesday night to put in some more training time for Conor McGregor -- and posted video of his workout.

He included the caption, "I know I'm not the same fighter I was 20 years ago, I'm not the same fighter I was 10 years ago... As a matter of fact, I'm not the same fighter I was 5 years ago."

"I'm just an old legend putting in work in 16 oz gloves."

Floyd has broken down the shift in his fighting style for TMZ Sports before -- and says he went from knockout artist to defensive-minded boxer to protect his hands.

It worked.

Jim Irsay's Twitter followers got a very x-rated surprise -- a spread eagle vagina pic!

The photo went out on the Indianapolis Colts owner's Twitter page early Thursday morning -- but was promptly deleted 12 minutes later ... which is an eternity on the Internet.

The question ... was it an innocent mistake or was he actually HACKED?!

Neither Irsay nor the Colts have issued an official statement yet. We're guessing it's just a matter of time at this point.

In the meantime, change your password, Mr. Irsay.