Tonya Harding Dances -- Whyyyyyyyyyy?!

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Tonya Harding made a return to what she does best -- clubbing.

With a 'do and ensemble straight outta 1994, the disgraced figure skater/Nancy Kerrigan nemesis/sex tape star/celebrity boxer was the V.I.P host at LAX in Las Vegas last night and showed off some mean moves.

Watching the 38 year old dance is almost as painful as a baton to the knee.

Ronaldo Strips for Another Dude

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After today's "friendly" match against Dortmund, Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid showed off his ripped physique when he swapped jerseys with Yasin Oeztekin after the game.

Anyone else want to get "friendly" with Cristiano?

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Big Ben's Lawyers: Emails Shall Set Him Free

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Ben Roethlisberger's lawyers claim they have emails and IMs proving Andrea McNulty's sexual assault allegations are a load of bull -- including one IM she sent after the alleged incident saying, "I would date Ben Roethlisberger."

Ben's attorney David Cornwell just released a document containing emails and IMs, which he says were sent between Andrea and her fake online boyfriend "Ben the Soldier."

In the docs, Cornwell says Andrea sent one "light-hearted" email to fake Ben around 12:41 AM on July 12, 2008 -- which would have occurred a mere 1.5 - 2 hours after she claims the real Ben assaulted her.

Cornwell says the email "proves that, rather than crying in her truck in the parking lot, and driving away, distraught and crying [which she claims in her lawsuit] McNulty was back at her workstation sending light-hearted emails and engaging in benign chatter with her online boyfriend.

Shaq Fights Down at Oscar de la Hoya's Level

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It was hardly a fair fight -- Shaq is 7'1", 325 lbs, Oscar De La Hoya is 5'10", 154lbs -- but the two strapped on the gloves and threw down in Vegas last night ... and the footage is AWESOME.

During the fight at the Planet Hollywood Hotel, the diminutive boxing champion is clearly holding his own against the behemoth of basketball -- even landing a few shots on the big man's grill.

As the for winner -- we're guessing we're gonna have to tune into that "Shaq Vs." show to find out.

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Cris Carter -- Yiddish Gone Wrong

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Former Minnesota Vikings star Cris Carter had the chutzpah to try and bust out the Yiddish word "meshuggeneh" during some yente segment on ESPN earlier today -- only he totally misused the word ... and ended up looking like a total shmendrick.

TIP -- skip to 5:27 into the clip.

For the record ... meshuggeneh is not glue. It's a crazy person. Nosh on that.

Props to Deadspin for finding this gem.

Brett Favre Officially a Viking

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Team officials have confirmed Brett Favre will be playing for the Minnesota Vikings.

The deal is reportedly worth between $10-12 million.

Favre, 39, has scheduled a presser for 6pm EST.

Story not developing ... just getting old...

Brett Favre About to Re-Unretire

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Get out the BENGAY ... twice-retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is reportedly about to be a Minnesota Viking.

Even though he's old enough to be an actual Viking, sources tell ESPN Favre will re-return to the gridiron once a physical is conducted by the Vikes.

Let the "Will he retire at the end of the season" talks begin again ... again.

Shaq Vs. ... A Man Claiming the Show Is a Rip-Off

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The idea for Shaquille O'Neal's new show "Shaq Vs." is already accused of being stolen -- and it hasn't even hit the airwaves yet.

Author Todd Gallagher alleges William Morris Endeavor Entertainment -- the agency repping Todd -- approached him to turn his book "Andy Roddick Beat Me with a Frying Pan" into a TV show sometime last year ... then hijacked his idea and turned it into "Shaq Vs."

Todd's book was based on him competing against professional athletes who agreed to play with handicaps -- such as Roddick using a frying pan instead of a tennis racket.

The allegations are part of a letter fired off to Endeavor, in which Todd's lawyers claim the company "intentionally cut him out ... creatively and financially" and then got another one of their clients -- Shaquille O'Neal -- to fill in for him.

Todd's lawyers want to meet up with Endeavor for a possible settlement discussion -- if this doesn't happen, they intend to file a "lawsuit prior to the Show being aired on August 18th."

Time is tickin'.

We got a "no comment" from both sides.

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Phelps After Crash 99 Bottle of Beer on the Wall

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Michael Phelps may not have been at fault for his car accident this week, but he wasn't exactly squeaky clean, either.

Phelps will be cited for driving with an expired license, which was from Michigan, the NY Post is reporting. Phelps will have to appear before a judge, though no date has been set so far.

Phelps also admitted to police he had a beer about an hour before the crash. He was not given a Breathalyzer test on scene.

Phelps was involved in a two-car accident in Baltimore on Thursday. It was ruled the other driver ran a red light, causing the wreck.

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Dwight Howard -- Gimme a Show Like T.O.

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Not-nude NBA star Dwight Howard may play for the Orlando Magic, but he's straight Hollywood all the way.

We caught him outside of the Ed Hardy store in Hollywood where he made three things clear -- that wasn't him in those nude photos (like we said), he's got a better body than Terrell Owens, and he wants his own reality show.

Dwight Howard -- coming this Fall!

Gina Carano Goes Down -- Takes $500 with Her

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A note to former "American Gladiators" star Titan for the next time he decides to bet on a women's MMA fight -- never bet against a girl whose nickname is "Cyborg."

Cris "Cyborg" Santos took care of business last night, scoring a first round TKO over hottie Gina Carano. Titan had told us he was laying a $500 wager on Carano -- his former "Gladiators" co-star.

Can you sign over a residual check to a bookie?

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NBA Star Accused of Having Some Giant Stones

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Every potential NBA draftee wants to look their best on draft night, but a jewelry company in L.A. claims Memphis Grizzlies star O.J. Mayo wore a ton of ice he never paid for.

According to a lawsuit filed Thursday, O.J. asked Prime Mountings to make a series of jewelry items, some of which he intended to wear to the NBA Draft. Prime says O.J. took the items promising to pay when he signed his first NBA contract -- and also promised he would "be purchasing a lot more jewelry ... in the future."

But alas, Prime claims O.J. never delivered on his promise and, in fact, never paid him the nearly $150K he owed them in the first place.

They are looking for the money they say they're owed, plus additional damages.

Kurt Angle Busted for Alleged Harassment

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TNA Wrestling world champion Kurt Angle was arrested this morning for allegedly harassing a female wrestler who had a protective order against him.

Angle allegedly was served with a "protection from abuse" order earlier in the morning -- and then was spotted following the woman to a local Starbucks.

According to WPXI in Pittsburgh, Angle was also in possession of HGH and was driving on a suspended license.

He was charged with driving while operating privilege is suspended, prohibited acts-possession, harassment and prohibited acts.

Angle is scheduled to compete in a TNA event in Orlando Sunday night.

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Hot MMA Fighter: No Boob for You

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Gina Carano -- the hottest thing to happen to female MMA fighting since the scissor lock -- has been propositioned by Playboy to appear in her very own knockout spread ... but don't expect to see Gina naked any time soon.

Sources close to Carano tell us Playboy has knocked on the fighter's door "multiple times" over the past year, but the fighter has shot down their offers so quickly that "it never even reached to a point where we would talk about money."

Sorry fight fans, but the only skin you'll get to see any time soon is on Dana White's head.

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Former 'Gladiator' -- Carano Will Crush Opponent

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Titan from "American Gladiators" is betting big that MMA Fighter/Maxim hottie Gina Carano is gonna win her fight Saturday night -- and he should know ... Gina used to be a "Gladiator" with him. 'Memba Crush?

Titan told us he's so confident Gina -- who's the underdog -- will "kill" Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos for the women's Mixed Martial Arts championship belt that he's gonna bet "500 bucks" on her ... which means he'll get a $850 payout if she reigns supreme.

If Gina does happens to win the Showtime throwdown ... we hope she does so with a rear naked choke.

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Michael Phelps Was Raven at the Crash Scene

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TMZ has obtained this photo of Michael Phelps at the scene of his car crash last night -- where judging by his jersey, it appears he was supporting his hometown Baltimore Ravens earlier in the evening.

Cops say Phelps -- who was wearing the jersey of defensive superstar Ed Reed -- was not at fault for the accident. The Ravens beat the Washington Redskins at their pre-season home opener around 7:30 PM. The accident occurred around 9:00 PM.

A police spokesman tells TMZ a Honda ran a red light and struck Phelps' Cadillac Escalade, before bouncing off and hitting a parked car.

Law enforcement also says Phelps -- who was busted for DUI back in 2004 -- was definitely not drunk this time.

The police spokesman told us "If he was impaired, you can bet your bottom dollar he would've been taken in. We don't tolerate that."

WJZ13 shot footage of Phelps inside an ambulance giving his official statement to police -- we're told he was "very respectful of the process."

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