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Federal prosecutors have reportedly launched a criminal investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers over allegations the team skirted the NBA’s salary-cap rules in connection with Kawhi Leonard.

Late NBA star Jason Collins, who was the first openly gay player in the league, signed a will about how to handle his estate ... just months before announcing he had cancer ... TMZ Sports has learned.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ Sports, Jason left behind an estate with personal property totaling over $1.8 million ... although there could very well be substantial assets held separately in private trusts.

The docs included a will in which the late athlete said he left a written note in a safe-deposit box with instructions for the executor as to who should get his jewelry, watches, silverware, clothing, cars, and other personal effects.

Aaron Rodgers just dropped a bombshell about his failed relationship with Shailene Woodley ... claiming she told him she needed to "go f*** this guy" before they got married.

The NFL star aired some alleged dirty laundry about his former fiancée on his teammate Cam Heyward's "Not Just Football" podcast, claiming Shailene wanted to get one last hookup out of her system before they tied the knot.

And, get this ... Aaron says Shailene's story about their breakup doesn't line up with his version of events.

Carmelo Anthony wanted no part of the Clippers drama ... laughing off our questions and reminding us he was at Fashion Week, not an NBA press conference.

We got Melo outside the Tommy Hilfiger show in NYC and asked about the NBA scandal involving Kawhi Leonard and Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer.

"You know I ain't getting into that," he told TMZ Sports ... adding, "They gone figure it out, or they already figured it out."

Jake Paul and his Olympic gold medalist fiancée Jutta Leerdam kept clothing to a minimum in Capri ... just when you thought Italy couldn't get any hotter in August!

The Problem Child and the champion speed skater have been livin' it up on their European vacay on the sun-drenched island in the Mediterranean.

The couple jetted over in Jake's PJ ... and it's clearly been nonstop fun ever since they touched down.

A California football mom accused of siphoning over $400,000 from a nonprofit created to support a high school football team has been arrested and charged ... and federal prosecutors say she used the money to pay her mortgage and credit card bills.

56-year-old Aliso Viejo resident Julie Hanway Molina was arrested Thursday at her Orange County home ... according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California.

Molina was reportedly the treasurer for a booster club benefiting the Aliso Niguel High School football team. The feds claim she defrauded the nonprofit out of approximately $411,761.

Aaron Rodgers has shared exactly how his watershed reconciliation with younger brother Jordan Rodgers went down ... and it wasn't without its difficult moments.

The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback told his teammate Cam Heyward on the "Not Just Football" podcast that he met up with Jordan after reuniting with his estranged parents, Ed and Darla Rodgers, in his hometown of Chico, California, back in April.

Aaron said ... "A couple weeks after that, [I] went out to Nashville, met up with my older brother, and a couple weeks after that, met up with my little brother.”

Celebrities flocked to the U.S. Open, bringing plenty of Hollywood glam to the stands as they soaked up the tennis action with the sport's biggest names.

Check out the gallery -- name a more legendary selfie than Colman Domingo cozied up next to none other than Anna Wintour.

Always serving looks, Martha Stewart had her game face on, and Bravo's Carl Radke set aside the reality TV drama to watch the tennis pros battle it out on the court.

Josh Jacobs is resolving the criminal charges in his battery case ... pleading no contest to two misdemeanor charges stemming from an alleged violent altercation with his girlfriend.

The Green Bay Packers star appeared in a Wisconsin courtroom Thursday and pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of battery and criminal damage to property.

Jacobs was ordered to have no contact with the woman, attend counseling and pay her restitution ... and he was slapped with a $1,000 fine on the battery charge. His attorney told the court Jacobs has already voluntarily started counseling.

A sexy model in Florida allegedly turned a routine drive into a demolition derby ... and then bawled her eyes out when cops arrested her for DUI.

Check out the new YouTube collab between TMZ and the New York Post, "The Low Down," where we bring you stories that are gripping, outrageous, and sometimes scandalous.

Fake 49ers player Daejon Love was still decked out like a Niner when the feds finally caught up with him ... with TMZ obtaining video of his arrest outside Boise Airport.

Aaron Rodgers is still pissed at ESPN for not doggedly reporting on Dianna Russini's relationship with Mike Vrabel ... especially after he says they blew up the Jed York prostitution scandal.

The NFL QB -- who is entering his final season -- dove into the criticism on his teammate Cam Heyward's "Not Just Football" podcast ... explaining he's pissed because he thinks ESPN is overlooking the implications from the Russini-Vrabel relationship.

Aaron says ESPN spends a ton of time on certain issues, but not the ones he thinks are important ... specifically going off on the company for its wall-to-wall coverage of York's no-contest plea to disorderly conduct and possessing criminal tools after allegedly agreeing to pay a woman $140 for sex.

Fake 49ers player Daejon Love was still repping the NFL team when the feds finally caught up with him ... we obtained video of his arrest, and he's wearing Niners colors.

The clip shows Love outside Boise Airport on August 24, exiting a white Corvette as law enforcement takes him into custody. He still appears to be wearing a 49ers headband and shirt -- seemingly committed to the bit right up until the cuffs went on.

His alleged accomplice, Taylor Chan, can also be seen getting arrested in the video.

Justin Gaethje swapped the Octagon for a podium Wednesday -- and he didn't hold back!

The UFC lightweight champ showed up, suit and all, for the 2026 Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas ... and delivered a passionate, fighting-themed speech about hitting the polls on November 3.

"In fighting, your last fight is how people remember you, but your next fight is the only one that matters," Gaethje said.

Former NFL star Marcellus Wiley's estranged wife, Annemarie Wiley, scored a major legal victory in their divorce ... she's getting court-ordered protection against him and sole custody of their kids ... TMZ has learned.

According to new legal docs obtained by TMZ, Marcellus has been ordered to stay 100 yards away from Annemarie and their three kids ... other than during monitored visits. CA Post was the first to report.     

Per the order, Marcellus will start with monitored visits with his kids ... twice during the week and once on the weekend ... and after proof that he's completed 5 court-ordered domestic violence classes, he can have those visits unmonitored.

Barry Melrose, the former NHL player, coach and longtime ESPN hockey analyst, has died ... his wife, Cindy, told ESPN.

Melrose joined ESPN in 1996 and retired in 2023 after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

He was best known for coaching Wayne Gretzky and the Los Angeles Kings to the 1993 Stanley Cup Final before becoming one of hockey’s most recognizable TV personalities.

ESPN praised Melrose as a "distinctive and trusted" voice whose passion for the sport was unmistakable.

He was also known for his flashy suits, signature mullet and goatee ... and was beloved by colleagues and fans alike.

Barry was 70.

Dillon Danis says the viral photos purportedly showing him snorting a white substance aren't what they claim to be ... because he didn't magically lose all his tattoos overnight.

The MMA fighter tells TMZ Sports ... the photos currently making the rounds online are fake, and he says there's one pretty obvious giveaway -- the man in the images doesn't have the same tattoos he does.

Dillon says ... "To be completely clear: those photos are not me, and anyone presenting them as authentic images of me is spreading false information."