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4:27 AM PT -- Hospital officials now say Schumacher is in critical condition and describe his injury as "severe head trauma.

Officials also say Schumacher was in a coma when he arrived to the hospital and required emergency brain surgery to save his life.

He is now surrounded by family and friends.

Michael Schumacher -- one of the greatest race car drivers of all time -- was hospitalized Sunday after suffering a major head injury while skiing in the French Alps, this according to his rep.

A rep for the Meribel resort, where the accident took place, says Schumacher fell and hit his head on a rock while out with his 14-year-old son.

The 44-year-old racer was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.

Schumacher never lost consciousness, according to local reports ... but he was rushed to a local hospital before being transferred to a bigger hospital for a more thorough examination.

The Meribel rep says, "[Schumacher] was shocked, a little rattled but conscious."

Andrew Bynum's NBA troubles might stem from the fact that he simply DOESN'T LIKE BASKETBALL ... and is only playing because it's an easy career for a 7-footer ... so says ex-NBA star Jason Williams.

Williams -- the #2 overall pick in the 2002 Draft -- didn't seem too surprised with Bynum's recent suspension from the Cleveland Cavaliers (conduct detrimental to the team) because it falls in line with a pattern of behavior from someone who just doesn't love the game.

"Andrew Bynum is Andrew Bynum ... basketball ain't for everybody."

Williams explained, "Sometimes dudes are tall and people expect 'em to play hoop ... and they can hoop and you can make great money doing it, [but it] doesn't mean they love hoop."

"I'm not saying that Andrew Bynum doesn't love basketball, but everything he's been doing doesn't make it seem like he loves basketball, makes is it seem like he's just doing it for the exposure and the money."

Bynum's only 26 ... but he's missed significant time over the years due to injuries ... including a left knee injury last season that he suffered while bowling.

Pat O'Brien and Pete Rose are homies -- and Pat tells TMZ Sports the MLB legend is PISSED about MLB's new ban on home plate collisions ... saying the rule is so wrong, it makes Pete sick to his stomach.

Of course, Rose knows a little something about baserunner vs. catcher destruction -- he famously plowed into Ray Fosse at the 1970 All-Star game (Fosse's still bitter about that btw).

"He's sick about it," Pat says ... explaining, "It's the one highlight in baseball that people wait for. It's a thrill when you see it."

Of course, there's that whole argument about player safety ... BUT WHO CARES?! Now, watch this video of Pete obliterating Ray Fosse. Classic.

LeBron James is losing a battle with nature ... and he needs to stop fighting ... so says Kenny Smith, who tells TMZ Sports LBJ should lose the headbands and ACCEPT HIS BALDNESS ALREADY!!!

Smith is a hair loss expert (look at him) ... in fact, Kenny and the gang at "Inside the NBA" were the first to notice that LeBron was using his headband to hide his rapidly receding hairline.

Now, Smith tells TMZ Sports ... the jig is up -- 'Bron should just pull a Mr. Clean and just shave the rest of it off already before he starts to look like Larry David.

"I'm from the school of thought [where] I let things go before they let me go."

Truth hurts, LeBron.

Hours after retaining his championship belt and possibly ending Anderson Silva's career ... UFC Middleweight champ Chris Weidman continued his campaign of destruction -- by decimating a double bacon cheeseburger.

Weidman partied at Surrender nightclub -- washing down his burger with a cold Miller Lite.

UFC's other big winner Ronda Rousey also feasted in celebration ... she went with family and friends to Wolfgang Puck's restaurant at the MGM for her usual post fight chicken wings.

America!

L.A. Dodgers star Yasiel Puig has something in common with one of the fastest pitchers ever -- they both reach speeds of 110 miles per hour. The only difference ... the pitcher gets in the Hall of Fame and Puig gets arrested.

Yasiel was pulled over this morning in Collier County, Florida. Cops say they clocked him at 110 in a 70 MPH zone. He was arrested for reckless driving and taken to the local jail.

This is Puig's second arrest this year for the same offense. He was arrested in April for going twice the speed limit.

12/29 -- The L.A. Dodgers tell TMZ Sports, "We have spoken to Yasiel and made it clear that we, as an organization, are very disappointed in his recent behavior."

Boyz II Men is officially ready to let bygones be bygones with habitual bet dodger Aaron Rogers ... but they'll NEVER make another friendly wager with the chicken QB ever again.

Wanya Morris -- 1/3 of the R&B trio -- tells TMZ Sports ... both sides have worked out their issues after Rodgers refused to sport a 49ers jersey when he lost a friendly wager to the guys back in 2012.

In case you forgot, Rodgers had initially agreed to wear the jersey IF the Pack lost to SF last year ... but when GB was defeated, Rodgers chickened out like he worked at Foster Farms.

But Morris tells us it's all in the past now ... explaining the group told Rogers he's forgiven 'cause "it's all good, life is life."

Of course, Rodgers went on to back out of ANOTHER challenge ... when he said he'd pay a year's salary to a Twitter follower if Ryan Braun ever tested positive for PEDs.

Cluck. Cluck.

John Starks is rolling in the dough ... 'cause the former NBA star is now the co-owner of a pizza joint -- and he tells TMZ Sports he's gunning to be as successful as fellow pie-slanger Peyton Manning.

Starks recently became a co-owner of Custom Fuel Pizza in Washington D.C. ... after being approached with the opportunity by fellow NY Knicks teammate Anthony Mason.

"We've stayed great friends ... and Anthony came to me with this idea and I was down to do it."

Starks says he and Mason have plans to open at least 3 more locations in the near future, including a location in Harlem.

Starks is just latest athlete to get involved in the pizza game ... following LeBron James (hes reportedly an investor in a place called Blaze Pizza) and Peyton Manning ... who's been killing it after buying 21 locations in the Denver area.

John tells TMZ Sports ... he's hoping to do as well with Custom Fuel as Peyton's doing with Papa John's.

Hey, he dunked over Jordan, so anything's possible ...

Chad Johnson had a big, bold message printed on his t-shirt for all the little boys and girls at Toys R' Us to see on Christmas Eve ... "CARPE THAT F**KING DIEM" kids!

The former NFL star hit up the toy store in Pembroke Pines, FL to pick up some last minute gifts on Tuesday ... and actually decided to wear a shirt with the word "f**king" written in huge letters on the front.

Of course, the rest of the phrase was written in Latin ... so kids probably wouldn't get the "seize the day" message ... but "f**king" was written in plain English for everyone to enjoy.

We reached out to Chad for comment -- who told us, "I should've went in with no shirt."

Gabrielle Union -- the future Mrs. Dwyane Wade -- took her brand new million dollar 8.5 carat diamond ring out in public yesterday ... but not without some serious hired muscle to keep it safe.

Gabby and Ring arrived to the Staples Center in L.A. ... flanked by private security ... to watch their man dominate the Kobe Bryant-less Lakers.

Funny, Kobe knows a little something about expensive jewelry ... in fact, he may have bought the most expensive ring out of ALL the NBA players ($4 million) .. except his wasn't a "Will You Marry Me" diamond -- it was a "FORGIVE ME!" diamond.

Snoop Dogg took his show on the road last Saturday ... not his musical act but his football team ... and they kicked ass for charity.

Snoop's home grown L.A. team -- the Snoop Dogg All Stars -- traveled to Phoenix to play the Phoenix All Stars ... part of the Phoenix American Youth Football organization.

The 9 and 10 years olds were playing for a good cause -- Feeding America -- and feed America the fans did ... they donated 2,000 pounds of various items.

In the end ... Snoop's team destroyed Phoenix -- 19 to 6.

Actually in the end ... everyone won.

Evelyn Lozada got a helluva Christmas gift this morning from Dodgers star Carl Crawford ... a 14.5 carat DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT RING ... and sources tell TMZ the ring's worth $1.4 MILLION!!!

Crawford -- who's in the middle of a $142 million contract -- popped the question this morning ... and the "Basketball Wives" star said YES!

Just like Dwyane Wade, Crawford picked up the ring from go-to celebrity jeweler Jason of Beverly Hills.

For the record, the ring Wade gave to Gabrielle Union was ONLY 8.5 carats ... but size doesn't really matter, right???

Evelyn has been married before -- she tied the knot with Chad Johnson back in 2012 ... but divorced him later that year after the NFL star headbutted her during an argument. Before Johnson, she was engaged to NBA star Antoine Walker (but they never married).

As for her new man, she started dating Crawford earlier this year ... and Evelyn is 7 months pregnant with his child.

Congrats!

Apparently, MONSTER DUNK SKILLS run in the family ... 'cause LeBron James' kids just went HAM on their Nerf hoop ... and the rim-crushing highlight was all captured on video.

LeBron's sons -- 6-year-old Bryce and 9-year-old Bronny -- teamed for a crazy alley-oop style slam on Christmas morning ... and LeBron was so proud, he posted the footage online.

James even Instagram'd a message to L.A. Clippers stars Blake Griffin and Chris Paul ... saying, "Bronny and Bryce gone hold down Lob City until y'all get back. Cool? It's like the both of y'all but we gone keep it in our room. Haha."

Fun Fact -- If 28-year-old LeBron can stay healthy enough to play in the league for 10 more years, he's got a shot at playing ALONGSIDE his son.

We did it everybody ... we found the ONE GUY who actually enjoys the Pro Bowl ... Lil Jon.

The rapper -- who's usually a staple at the Super Bowl -- was at LAX this week ... and while he told us he wouldn't be at the big game this year, he was pretty pumped up about the other post-season NFL event.

It could be slightly more interesting this year, 'cause it's the first time the players will be "drafted" to the competing teams by NFL Hall of Famers Deion Sanders and Jerry Rice.

Still, could be tough for the Pro Bowl to lock down viewers that day ... since it's competing with the equally compelling PBA Bowling Tournament of Champions.

Who doesn't love bowling??/

George Bush was like a kid in a candy shop at the Houston Texans football game this weekend ... where the 89-year-old found himself drowning in a sea of Texans cheerleaders.

#41 had a big 'ol smile plastered across his face as he met several members of the Texans cheer squad, who happened to be dressed in naughty little Santa outfits.

Bush definitely has a thing for attractive women -- back in 2009, he had a bikini birthday party with some physically fit thespians.

#respect.

Gilbert Arenas has had a change of heart ... telling TMZ Sports he's abandoned his plans to retire from pro basketball ... and he's currently training to RETURN TO THE NBA!!

It was just last month, Agent Zero told us he was walking away from the sport forever ... happily ... 'cause he's still got another $38 million coming his way from the $111 million contract he signed with the Washington Wizards back in the day.

But now, 31-year-old Gilbert says ... his plans have changed -- and he's hoping to get back in the league as early as THIS SEASON ... if a team is willing to take a chance on him.

... and if it doesn't work out -- at least he's still rich.