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Congrats are in order for Ciara and Russell Wilson ... as the couple is adding another little one to their family -- announcing they’re expecting baby No. 5!

The couple shared the exciting news on Instagram, with Ciara showing off her growing baby bump as they celebrated the next chapter in their lives together.

This will be the fifth child for Ciara and the fourth she shares with Wilson. The singer is already mom to Future Zahir, whom she shares with rapper Future, as well as Sienna Princess, Win Harrison and Amora Princess with the former NFL star.

Andy "The Butcher" Williams was looking toward the future just hours before his sudden death ... hyping new music, an upcoming tour and major plans for his band.

The AEW star and Atomic Rule guitarist appeared in a video posted Saturday to the band's social media account ... telling fans the group had just wrapped a productive week writing and recording demos in Pittsburgh.

Andy was clearly fired up about what they'd cooked up ... showing off the band's setup and gear before declaring Atomic Rule was coming to "smash" fans.

Superstar Bill Dundee, one of the most influential figures in wrestling, has died at 82.

Dundee’s son, Jamie Dundee, announced the heartbreaking news Sunday, saying his father died at approximately 3:30 AM. No cause of death has been publicly disclosed.

Dundee became a major star in in the sport having famously teamed with -- and feuded with -- Jerry “The King” Lawler. The two were longtime rivals whose matches became a defining part of wrestling history.

Dispatch audio from an incident involving Andy Williams, the pro wrestler known as The Butcher, reveals a male wrestler "hit his head" during a match ... listen to the frantic response.

In one dispatch call, obtained by TMZ, an emergency operator reports a wrestler was injured during a match at Mr. Smalls Funhouse Theatre in Millvale and had hit his head on a ring post.

A second call to the same venue requested “emergent lifting assistance,” with the dispatcher noting police and EMS were already on scene.

O.J. Simpson's controversial prank show was supposed to be a joke ... but production wasn't funny -- in fact, his costar says he got really angry at one point.

Investigation Discovery is releasing a new docuseries titled "O.J. Unseen: Exploitation of Evil" this week ... which chronicles the making of "Juiced" -- a pay-per-view prank program released in 2006.

If you haven't seen it... O.J. pretends to try and sell a white Bronco at a car lot, dresses up as an Elvis impersonator, and pretends to have an affair with a man's GF -- basically, a typical prank show of the era. However, one skit seemingly went awry ... with some actual tension bursting to the surface.

Check out this teaser from the doc ... which featured Todd Lewis -- the director and producer of the ill-fated project -- with whom O.J. gets into an argument.

Ryan Garcia has a word of caution for women on social media ... beware of boxers!

The WBC welterweight champ chopped it up with TMZ Sports this week at an open workout for his huge upcoming fight with Conor Benn ... and we had to ask King Ry about the biggest scandal in sports -- Daejon Love.

The fugazi Niner seemingly had no problem finding his alleged victims -- he's accused of defrauding 26 women out of $1.3 million -- but Garcia says it's even easier to pretend to be a fighter because "anybody can say they're a boxer."

Blake Griffin and his fiancée, Francesca Aiello, embraced the amore during what looks like their wedding weekend ... living it up with friends.

The former NBA star and his better half were spotted locking lips in Porto Ercole, Italy, on Saturday ... while wearing just their bathing suits.

Each of them was enjoying an afternoon drink, and they seemed smiley while chatting and later dancing at the shoreside event.

Carlos Alcaraz always captures attention while on the court ... but this time his tennis play had nothing to do with the eyes on him -- his hot body did!

The 23-year-old Spanish pro took the court in New York City for the third round of the U.S. Open Friday ... and slipped off his brown sleeveless shirt in full view of the audience -- giving fans a chance to drink in his physique.

You've gotta watch the clip ... members of the crowd go crazy -- flashing lecherous smiles as they watched him disrobe.

Michael Irvin says it doesn't matter if San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York pays a woman to have sex with him ... because even guys who don't hook up with sex workers have to pay to get a little action!

The former NFL wide receiver defended the billionaire owner on N3on's stream recently ... saying it really shouldn't be anyone's business if a dude doles out cash to sleep with a woman.

Mike argues people are always paying for it ... whether by buying someone else's dinner, giving someone an expensive present, or whatever else -- noting all relationships have an inherently transactional component.

Kohl Laren's a professional MMA fighter, but he may be best known for his adorable and unique pet, Daisy the opossum ... who's become a social media star!

Laren, 31, and Daisy stopped by the TMZ offices for a chat with Babcock this week, where the pro fighter explained how he started rescuing the marsupials, the misconceptions people have, and more.

Daisy's become a thing online -- with millions of views on her videos -- but the journey for Kohl started with a simple bike ride.

"I just found one little opossum in Seal Beach when I was riding my bike. I took it into a bush, it was by itself, teeny, tiny. When I set it down, I was like, 'I don't know if you're gonna live if I leave you here,' and I couldn't do that," Laren said.

So, he took the opossum (not Daisy) ... and quickly realized he had his hands full. But, Kohl, after doing some research, found out there were resources available to him.

Laren, with some help, nursed the sick animal back to health ... and it was ultimately released back into the wild.

Thanks to some attention Kohl received after successfully saving the first opossum, people began to come to him when there was an animal in need ... and that's exactly how he got Daisy.

A farmhand reached out to Kohl a few months ago and asked if he could take her ... and he said yes.

"I gave her a once over when I got her, she didn't seem to have any injuries, but she was so teeny, tiny," Laren said.

"I just held her. She took to me immediately. It got to the point where she would be with me while I was brushing my teeth. She hangs out with me all night. Even when she's running around doing her thing, she makes her way back to me, and I take care of her, love on her, and she just loves being with me."

Kenny Smith admits the NBA went straight for the Clippers' neck, but he doesn't think the punishment was excessive ... when you consider Steve Ballmer's team skirted the rules in a major way!

TMZ Sports spotted the hooper-turned-analyst at LAX on Friday, and asked him whether The Association went too hard.

"You're gonna have to suffer consequences for that kind of behavior," Smith told us.

"You're vehemently cheating. You're not just toeing the line. You're actually cheating and you're cheating at a high level. You're circumventing the salary cap. You're giving yourself an unfair advantage that no one else has, and you have to have severe penalties for that or other people will say, 'Well we can do it.'"

Aaron Rodgers is looking forward to retirement ... and says he hopes to start a family with his wife.

The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback opened up about his future during an interview with SiriusXM's "Mad Dog Sports Radio," saying he's hoping to be "supporting my pregnant wife" by this time next year.

Rodgers said he and his wife, publicly known as Brittani, plan to start a family after he steps away from football following the 2026 season.

"I'm looking forward to a life of quiet after 22 years in the pros and three in college," he said ... adding he's also focused on healing his body and building a family.

Aaron Donald feared his ex Jaelynn Blakey’s dog may harm their kids and rushed to court weeks before the NFL season starts, TMZ has learned. 

According to court docs obtained by TMZ, Aaron, who shares two minor kids with Jaelynn, requested primary custody until the dog was removed from Jaelynn’s home. The California Post was the first to report the news. 

Aaron said their kids were in immediate danger each time they were at her home and came close to the French bulldog. 

WNBA boss Cathy Engelbert is heading for the exit ... the league's commissioner will retire at the end of the year after a firestorm of controversy plagued this season.

Engelbert, at the helm for seven seasons, will step away at the end of the year, TMZ Sports has confirmed.

Her time at the top of the league was a mixed bag.

The W grew in many ways, from viewership and attendance to lucrative media deals. They're also expanding, with six more teams joining the league by 2030.

But many of the gains have been overshadowed by controversy.

Kurt Busch opened up about his brother Kyle's sudden death in a new interview ... and he's clearly still stunned by the development -- especially because he insists no one knew how sick he was.

The NASCAR star opened up about Kyle's final days in an interview on Anderson Cooper's "All There Is" podcast ... telling the veteran journalist that people around Kyle noticed he had a little cough -- but he seemed totally fine otherwise.

He notes Kyle won a race -- the 2026 Ecosave 200 Craftsman Truck Series race at Dover Motor Speedway -- days before he died ... and even visited an indoor go-kart track with his son two days before he passed.

Kurt says these aren't the actions of a man so close to death ... and one look at him shows he's still shocked.

Matt Barnes believes LeBron James bolting to Philly was the best thing for Bronny James' career!

TMZ Sports caught up with the retired NBA player-turned-podcasting star at Ryan Garcia's open workout in Los Angeles this week ... and Barnes weighed in on one of the league's most polarizing hoopers.

“A lot of people wanna say his dad got him drafted, and that may be true, may not be true,” Matt told us. “But Bronny has a lot of talent, and I just thought if he would’ve stayed just one more year, he could’ve did it on his own.”