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Chauncey Billups pleaded not guilty in a federal courthouse in Brooklyn on Monday, a month after he was arrested for allegedly helping the mafia rig underground poker games, a scandal that rocked the NBA.

The now-suspended Portland Trail Blazers head coach was arraigned on charges relating to wire fraud and money laundering, appearing alongside 30 other defendants in the Eastern District of New York.

Bond was set at $5 million. Billups put up his Colorado home as collateral, securing his release.

According to the feds, defendants, including members from four of the five crime families in NYC, would lure unsuspecting wealthy targets to card games under the guise they were legit ... using celebrities like Billups to make them appear legit.

BLACKPINK's LISA has already conquered arenas, stadiums, and the Coachella stage ... and now she's going virtual -- the K-pop superstar was just named the Fornite Festival headliner!!

The popular game announced its collab with the singer will drop on Nov. 29 ... revealing she is the main act for its Starlux Music Pass for Season 12.

The partnership will feature content inspired by LISA's debut album, "Alter Ego" ... and players can get her outfits and hits like "Rockstar" and "New Woman" as Jam Tracks.

It was a rough afternoon for Raiders fans who made the trek to Allegiant Stadium just to watch Shedeur Sanders win his NFL debut for the Browns, but one man in particular had it worse ... as he was involved in a full-blown fistfight in the stands.

Footage of the scrap started circulating on social media on Sunday. While it's unclear what led up to the incident, you can see a man in a No. 2 Raiders jersey land a solid punch on another spectator.

The man -- alongside a patron in a Browns jersey -- is then held back by someone in an attempt to de-escalate the situation.

Class was in session for the Philadelphia schoolkids who "beat up" the Dallas Cowboys last week ... 'cause America's Team had the last laugh after beating the Eagles -- by punching back!!

The Cowboys stunned the defending Super Bowl champs with a 24-21 win at AT&T Stadium on Sunday ... and the players went crazy to celebrate taking down their NFC East rivals.

As part of the victory, the Cowboys didn't forget about the Philly elementary school that playfully trolled them ahead of the matchup with punching bags that had players' faces on them.

The Cowboys staffers were ready with tackling pads that had Eagles logos slapped on them ... and players like James Houston and Ryan Flournoy unloaded some jabs and haymakers.

Justin Bieber took a pee after he hit the tee, watering the rough during a Sunday golf outing in Palm Springs.

In the leaked pics, the 2-time Grammy winner appeared to get caught with his fly open as he played a round.

He was reportedly seen sipping some IPAs beforehand ... which would certainly explain his need for immediate relief. As every golfer knows, there aren't a whole lot of porta-potties on the fairways of most courses.

The walls appear to be closing in on Canadian Olympian turned alleged drug kingpin Ryan Wedding ... the FBI says one of his top associates has been arrested up north, and is facing charges for cocaine trafficking and money laundering.

Rasheed Pascua Hossain, a 32-year-old from Vancouver, known by the alias "JP Morgan," was taken into custody by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on Friday.

Hossain has been a wanted man since October 28, 2025, when a warrant for his arrest was issued in a U.S. federal court in California.

Shedeur Sanders was a big winner in his first NFL start ... and while many might be stunned to see the Cleveland Browns have a bit of success, President Donald Trump ain't one of them.

No. 45-47 went to Truth Social on Monday to weigh in on the Orange and Brown's 24-10 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders ... and based on what he saw, he's confident he was right about being high on Deion's son.

"Shedeur Sanders was GREAT," POTUS said minutes ago. "Wins first game, career start, as a pro (for Cleveland). Great Genes. I TOLD YOU SO."

LeBron James was quite the football player in high school ... but how about football?? USMNT player Diego Luna tells TMZ Sports he woulda been a BEAST on the pitch in his prime!!

There's always an athlete claiming they could dominate another sport ... so when we ran into Luna at LAX this week, we had to ask which American jock could actually pull it off for the Red, White, and Blue.

"LeBron man, put him up top," Luna said. "Scoring goals, just bossing people around. That would be pretty sick."

Nyier Daniels -- an offensive lineman with the University of Georgia football team -- has been arrested and booked on a slew of charges.

The redshirt freshman was arrested Sunday after he allegedly tried to flee from police in Commerce, GA -- a city about 20 miles from Athens where his university is located.

Authorities arrested him on three felony counts ... two counts of second-degree cruelty to children and one count of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer.

Taylor Swift's life as a showgirl involves a whole lotta football ... the star was in her usual box watching Travis Kelce's Chiefs take down the Indianpolis Colts.

The singer-songwriter watched the action from high above the Arrowhead Stadium field Sunday ... wearing cherry red lipstick in pics eager fans took of her.

The star was clearly focused on the action ... eyes forward with no grin on her face in this photo -- though many in the stadium were more interested in her than the main event.

MMA Fighter Isaac Johnson has died after being injured during a match near Chicago Friday night.

NBC 5 Chicago reports Johnson collapsed after suffering an injury during his fight against Mario Aleksandrovski at Cicero Stadium.

An ambulance was called to the stadium at 8:38 PM local time to transport “an injured fighter” to the hospital ... and Johnson passed away a few hours later, just after midnight.

Jordon Hudson is proving she knows how to make a game day statement and this time, it wasn't just her legs doing the talking.

The 24-year-old girlfriend of Bill Belichick turned heads at the UNC-Duke game on Saturday with a bold look. Hudson rocked a shimmering blue snakeskin mini dress, crisp white knee-high boots, and a playful Carolina blue ram horn headpiece perched proudly on her head.

From her perch in the luxury suite, Hudson was seen clapping and smiling throughout the game, enjoying the box alongside NFL legend Lawrence Taylor.

Hailee Steinfeld and Josh Allen are proving love and football make the perfect team.

Cameras caught the singer and the Buffalo Bills quarterback looking all loved-up in the stands at the University of Wyoming vs. Nevada game Saturday where Allen's No. 17 jersey was retired during halftime.

The pair were seen smiling, laughing, and even tapping their Wyoming baseball caps together in a sweet, playful exchange.

Former Cleveland Browns player Leigh Bodden thinks it's the "perfect time" to move on from head coach Kevin Stefanski ... and who should replace him?? Deion Sanders.

We caught up with the ex-defensive back ahead of Shedeur Sanders' first start for the Orange and Brown this weekend against the Las Vegas Raiders ... and he'd love to see the father-son duo reunite in Northeast Ohio.

Bodden -- who played eight seasons in the league -- praised what Coach Prime has done at the college level ... and thinks his star power would attract all kinds of talented players and coaches to Cleveland.

No frontin' here from Alex Pereira.

The UFC champion openly admits Jake Paul would be a challenging fight in a boxing ring, before adding it's all pointless talk ... 'cause the MMA superstar is under contract with Dana White's organization!

TMZ Sports was at Monster Energy's launch party for "Call of Duty: Black Ops 7" on the Intrepid aircraft carrier in NYC when we ran into Chama ... and asked about his back-and-forth with The Problem Child, who has since officially signed on to fight Anthony Joshua.

Metta World Peace is down to trade his sneakers for gloves -- the NBA champion tells TMZ Sports after signing rising boxing star Chordale Booker, he's not against getting some action himself!!

We spoke with Metta and sports business manager Paul Guarino after they inked a deal to co-manage Booker, a super welterweight from Connecticut who won his 24th fight by knockout in August.

Metta said it's an exciting moment ... so much that it's motivating him to spar with Booker during his training ... and possibly even hop on his card when a fight is booked.