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The New York Giants have fired head coach Brian Daboll ... less than a day after the team's latest devastating 4th quarter collapse.

According to multiple reports, the G-Men axed the 4th year coach ... whose tenure in the Big Apple ends with a 20-40-1 record.

The firing comes after the Giants blew another two-possession game in Chicago ... losing 24-20, despite being up by 10 points in the 4th.

Daboll got off to a strong start, after being hired in January 2022, leading the NYG to a 9-7-1 record in his first season at the helm, before taking the team into Minnesota for a road playoff game, which they won against the Vikings.

It was all downhill from there. The team went 6-11 in 2023, and 3-14 in 2024. After Sunday's loss, the team fell to 2-8 this season.

The ugly record doesn't begin to explain how bad things have been in NYC. The Giants infamously lost to the Broncos in week 7 after leading by 18 points with just 5 minutes left in the game. They also blew a late lead to the Cowboys in week 2.

Going forward, Offensive Coordinator Mike Kafka will serve as Interim Head Coach.

For the time being, General Manager Joe Schoen, who hired Daboll, remains in power.

It's been a horrible year for the Miami Dolphins, so Sunday's win was cause for serious celebration ... the Fins were livin' it up after upsetting the rival Buffalo Bills, from surfing on carts to breakdancing coaches!

Check it out -- it's the most hyped you'll ever see a 3-7 team.

Linebackers Willie Gay Jr. and K.J. Britt were pushed around the locker room in laundry carts. There was also dancing. Lots of dancing.

A group of players circled one of their coaches, who busted out some gnarly breakdance moves, including a backspin and a (quick) worm!

Oh, celebs ... they're just like us! The Jonas Brothers revealed a secret to maintaining their close relationship that will probably sound familiar to anyone with a sibling ... they pick on each other.

The Jo Bros. were interviewed by Super Bowl LII winner Jason Kelce on "Good Morning America" Monday. Seeing as how Jason works with his own famous brother, Travis Kelce, he was curious how Kevin, Joe, and Nick handle the countless tours they've done together.

According to Joe, "It's just a healthy amount of bullying."

Rob Gronkowski is finally getting around to filing his retirement papers -- the superstar tight end is signing a one-day contract with the New England Patriots to officially end his Hall of Fame career.

The organization confirmed the news Monday morning ... saying Gronk will sign an honorary deal to ride off into the sunset as a member of the Patriots.

Gronk is one of the greatest to ever play the position -- he had 621 catches for 9,286 yards and 92 touchdowns over the course of 11 seasons ... nine in New England and two with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Amon-Ra St. Brown is known for his touchdown celebrations, and Sunday was no exception ... breaking out the infamous "Trump Dance" after scoring a touchdown -- all while the president was watching from the stands!

The moment went down from Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, where President Donald Trump was taking in the Lions vs. Commanders game.

After the Lions' leading receiver scored his ninth touchdown on the season --  which extended the Lions' lead to 14-3 -- St. Brown began looking around the stadium for DJT, before hitting the dance!

Cardi B was losing it watching her man Stefon Diggs hit the end zone for a pivotal touchdown ... and her reaction says it all.

Cardi posted a video from bed Sunday, filming her reaction as her boyfriend hauled in a clutch 4th-down pass in the New England Patriots vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers game ... giving the Pats a 14-10 lead.

Check out the video ... Cardi is quite literally lost for words, then starts chanting "bring it home!" as she celebrates the score.

Tony Romo had quite the head-scratching analysis of the Patriots defense on Sunday ... saying they're a bunch of dudes who are all "DTF."

"Details, toughness, and they finish."

Yeah ... that's not what "DTF" usually stands for.

It's almost certainly a pipe dream ... but if the UFC wants the biggest fight in the world for the White House event, it's Jon Jones vs. Francis Ngannou, according to the Predator himself!

TMZ Sports spoke to 39-year-old Ngannou -- in the midst of his online spat with Jake Paul -- and asked the former UFC heavyweight champ which bout he thought bigger at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Jones vs. Alex Pereira, or Jones vs. himself.

"You know the answer. You don't need me for that," Francis said with a smile, implying the answer was him.

President Donald Trump got a rough welcome at the Commanders stadium after flying in on Air Force One ... the crowd loudly booed him as soon as he popped up on the jumbotron.

Trump became the first sitting POTUS in nearly half a century to attend a regular season NFL game as the Detroit Lions visited the Commanders in Landover, Maryland Sunday ... but, that fun historical fact didn't impress fans.

A chorus of boos rang out when he was shown in the first half ... and later when the announcer introduced him by name at halftime and while he read an oath for military family members to recite during a game break. The reading was part of an enlistment ceremony no doubt tainted by the jeers.

Lenny Wilkens -- a Hall of Fame basketball player and coach -- has died ... the NBA confirmed in a statement Sunday.

Wilkens reportedly passed away while surrounded by loved ones ... though the family has not revealed a cause of death at this time.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver called Wilkens "one of the game's respected ambassadors" ... adding his on-court contributions were incredible -- yet paled in comparison to his influence on the community of Seattle.

Things are looking pretty icy in the Belichick family lately ... Bill's daughter-in-law, Jennifer Schmitt, appeared to steer clear of his girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, at Saturday's UNC college football game.

While the 73-year-old head coach led his North Carolina Tar Heels to a 20-15 victory over Stanford, the two women reportedly kept their distance at Chapel Hill and were not photographed interacting with one another.

Check out the pics ... Jordon, 24, stood watching the game with crossed arms in the suite, wearing a white tank top and blue reptile miniskirt.

1:06 PM PT -- Luis Ortiz's attorney, Chris Georgalis, defended his client vigorously in a statement to ESPN ... denying claims that the pitcher improperly influenced games.

Georgalis claims any transactions between Ortiz and others in the Dominican Republic were for lawful activities -- before adding the indictment "lacks any alleged evidence that connects Luis to these alleged bettors."

Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted in relation to a scheme to rig bets on pitches thrown in MLB games ... TMZ has learned.

According to court documents, obtained by TMZ, their scheme allegedly worked like this ... the pitchers would agree in advance with their co-conspirators on what pitches they would throw in the games.

Prosecutors claim Clase and Ortiz's alleged co-conspirators would then use that information to place hundreds of "fraudulent bets" on those pitches, which won them at least $400,000.

Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue reportedly died Sunday morning in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

According to NFL insider Adam Schefter, his death followed a battle with Parkinson's disease. Schefter reports the apparent cause of death was heart failure complicated by the disease.

Tagliabue, a lawyer from Georgetown University, became commissioner of the NFL in 1989 and reigned until September 1, 2006. Under his leadership, the league expanded not only in popularity but in sheer number of teams.

The Steelers are currently sitting pretty at the top of the AFC North with Aaron Rodgers under center -- a feat some didn't believe the 41-year-old quarterback could pull off ... but Jerome Bettis tells TMZ Sports he never doubted the player, only the body.

We caught up with the Pittsburgh legend this week at LAX ... and chopped it up about his former team lookin' pretty damn good so far this season, thanks to Rodgers' 17 touchdown passes.

Given Rodgers' underwhelming stint with the Jets last season, his resurgence has shocked plenty of fans ... but according to Bettis, you never count out a QB like him.

Cam Ward's first NFL season hasn't really gone his way ... but former Tennessee Titan Taylor Lewan hasn't lost faith in the signal-caller -- telling TMZ Sports if he is going to succeed, ownership needs to stabilize the team!!

We chopped it up with the nine-year NFL veteran amid the Titans' 1-8 season ... and he said the abysmal record doesn't fall solely on the top pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

"There's so many holes around this Titans team," he said. "And I'm not even trying to be rude, there's just big, gaping holes where you're not a competitive team this year."