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Former NBA star Doug Christie is issuing an apology to all Americans who are upset with him for joining Dennis Rodman's basketball trip to North Korea ... telling TMZ Sports it he had it all to do over again, he'd probably just stay at home.

Christie tells us he's well aware of the "hailstorm" of criticism directed at him and the rest of the NBA guys who joined Rodman on the trip ... and says he knows people are upset with him for socializing with a tiny, angry, uncle-killing anti-American dictator.

Now, Christie is breaking his silence to TMZ Sports ... saying, "I'd like to apologize to my family and friends and all my fellow Americans if what I did was un-American or unpatriotic."

Christie says if he knew then what he knows now, he "probably wouldn't [have gone on the trip]" ... but notes, "The culterual exchange was awesome."

**WARNING -- THIS AUDIO IS EXTREMELY DISTURBING**

TMZ Sports has obtained the 911 call made when 4 men invaded the home of MMA fighter Joe Torrez ... and the panicked caller describes the dramatic moment Torrez fights for his life ... killing one of the intruders in the process.

The call was made by a woman in Joe's home -- and she tells the dispatcher a "car full of people" arrived to their New Mexico house on January 1 with violent intentions.

The caller says the intruders were breaking windows and attacking Joe while children were hiding in a back room.

The caller says one of the invaders was trying to attack Joe with a knife.

After Joe fought off the intruders, the caller tells the dispatcher, "There’s a guy in here laying on the floor ... he’s an enemy obviously ... he’s laying on the floor."

Arian Foster tried to strong arm a woman into aborting their unborn child ... and even got his brother to apply some pro-abortion pressure, this according to a lawsuit filed by the woman who claims she's carrying the NFL star's kid.

TMZ Sports has obtained legal docs, filed in Texas, in which a woman named Brittany claims the Houston Texans running back knocked her up several months ago. FYI -- Foster is married to another woman.

In her lawsuit, the woman -- who says she's currently 17 weeks pregnant -- alleges that after she found out she was with child, Arian "constantly harassed [her] to get an abortion for the child."

Brittany also claims Arian "used family members to additionally harass [her] to get an abortion."

In her suit, Brittany claims Arian's brother approached her and told her, "If you love [Arian] so much you would get an abortion."

Brittany claims the child is due in June -- and she has already obtained a DNA test showing there's a 99.9% probability that Arian is her baby daddy.

The woman is going after Arian for child support and a restraining order to force him to stop applying abortion pressure. She also wants damages for emotional distress.

We reached out to Arian and his reps for comment -- so far, no word back from anyone.

Not everyone's forgiven Eagles wide receiver Riley Cooper for his infamous N-word rant ... especially not John Legend and his supermodel wife, who tell TMZ Sports they still think the guy's a "d*ck."

It's been 6 months since that video of Riley threatening to fight "every n**ger" at a Kenny Chesney concert surfaced online ... and while most Eagles players announced they forgave the guy, Legend says he's still not ready to let it go.

In fact, Legend tweeted at Riley during the Eagles playoff game -- saying, "We haven't forgotten about you, Riley."

But at LAX this weekend, Chrissy took it one step further ... telling us plain and simple -- Cooper is just a "d*ck" ... and always will be.

Dwight Howard got a new job -- he's teaching people how to DROP THAT NAE NAE ... and he's spreading the word by showing off his dance moves in a music video with the guys behind the song.

Howard was recruited to star in the new WeAreToonz video for "Drop That Nae Nae" -- a hip hop song that's sweeping the nation.

In fact, the "Nae Nae" dance craze is so HUGE right now ... Mark Ingram busted it out after scoring a TD in the Wild Card game last week, and the Michigan St. Spartans did it in the locker room after winning the Rose Bowl.

Unclear how Dwight got hooked up with the group, but it's clear he's a better "Nae Nae" dropper than he is a free throw shooter.

You KNOW Jerry Stackhouse is secure with his manhood ... 'cause the 6'6" former NBA superstar was carrying around his adorable little dog this weekend ... in a designer black doggy purse.

The poochie ALMOST went under the radar at LAX -- but then we noticed the handbag on Jerry's cart had a cute little face poking out the side.

Safety first ... is not exactly a priority for Gisele Bundchen, who took her 1-year-old daughter on an ATV ride yesterday in Costa Rica -- without a helmet.

Gisele wasn't doing wheelies or anything, but it's still pretty dangerous, considering she was driving one-handed and holding on to her baby daughter Vivian Lake with the other.

For the record, it's illegal to ride an ATV on public land in Costa Rica without a helmet. Gisele's driving down to the beach, but it's unclear if the beach is private.

Things Deion Sanders Does Well: Football, baseball, endzone dancing, bandana wearing

Things Deion Sanders Sucks At: Marriage, rapping.

Look, Prime Time knows his strengths and weaknesses, which is why he told us when it comes to being hitched, he could use some work.

Sanders was at LAX this weekend when we started talking about holy matrimony -- and Sanders (who's been divorced twice) admitted, "I'm not good at marriage."

"I'm good with being a father," Deion said ... "but I'm not good at marriage."

Of course, Deion's recent split from Pilar Sanders was extraordinarily nasty -- with Pilar getting arrested for allegedly attacking Sanders.

Deion, maybe it's not just you who sucks at marriage ...

Anderson Silva tells TMZ Sports ... he's been a KILLING MACHINE ever since he broke his leg -- because he's become addicted to the video game, "Call of Duty."

Silva was leaving the Fogo De Chao steakhouse in L.A. (where he ate like a CHAMP) and told us all about his new digital hobby (plus, the other game he's been obsessed with).

The Spider also looked directly into our camera and made an Arnold Schwarzenegger-esque promise about his MMA career ... I'LL BE BACK.

Former Yankees ace "El Duque" -- aka Orlando Hernandez -- was EJECTED from his son's youth baseball game after having a full blown Lou Piniella-esque meltdown on the field ... and TMZ Sports has the footage.

It all went down at the USSSA Wood Bat World Series in South Florida back in December -- where Duque was coaching his son who plays on a 12-&-under squad.

Duque's team had been losing pretty badly that day ... and we're told he had been very aggressive with the ump for most of the game.

But things came to a head when Duque tried to aggressively confront the ump after the other team took an 11-3 lead ... and when he wouldn't get off the field, the ump TOSSED DUQUE from the game.

That's when the former MLB star just loses it -- sarcastically bowing to the ump and then kicking dirt all over home plate.

Despite the ejection, we're told Duque refused to leave the field ... and the ump ended the game, ruling it as a forfeit against Duque's team.

We called both Duque and league officials for comment -- so far, nothing back.

Terrell Owens is pulling a "Pretty Woman" ... minus the hooker part. TMZ Sports broke the story about his plans to marry an ex-postal worker, and the most shocking part might be how they met. Will T.O. fare better with her than the Eagles? And Cowboys? And 49ers ...

Plus, Jameis Winston wants the world to know exactly what he looks like ... while he's taking a dump. Ultimate TMI -- or exactly what you wanna know about Heisman winners?

Seattle Seahawks running back Spencer Ware -- don't worry, he's not really a factor -- was arrested for drunk driving early Sunday morning in Washington.

Ware -- a 22-year-old rookie from LSU -- has been on injured reserve since October after busting his ankle.

But cops in WA say he got behind the wheel of a car early Sunday morning and drove while intoxicated.

He was booked around 2AM ... and released a short time later on a $1,000 bond.

Kobe Bryant somehow managed to rack up a $833.75 grooming bill on a recent Nike shoot ... which is pretty steep considering the guy has no hair and reportedly refuses to wear makeup on set.

TMZ Sports has obtained a copy of the invoice ... which shows Nike coughed up $750 for grooming services for the Mamba -- PLUS, the Swoosh sprung for a 15% tip.

We spoke with a rep for Nike ... who tells us "Kobe doesn't typically wear makeup during the shoots, so the grooming would be primarily for hair."

Interesting, considering Kobe essentially rocks the bald look.

For the record, Supercuts will shave your head for $18.

Former WWE Champ Jeff Hardy's precious little dachshund was RUSHED TO AN EMERGENCY VET LAST WEEK ... but don't worry, the courageous pooch made it out alive.

The dog (named Sophie) injured herself jumping off the back of their couch while playing with the wrestler and his wife ... but the couple assumed she had just sprained an ankle.

After a few days of limping, they decided to take Sophie to an emergency vet ... where doctors said the dog had cracked a bone in her foot -- so they hooked her up with a splint.

In the meantime ... Jeff's wife Beth says they're just focusing on keeping Sophie off the back of the couch.

Adorable.

The guy who jacked Venus Williams' Fiat 500 was quick to confess when cops pulled him over Saturday in L.A. ... but he then played a very short game of catch me if you can.

Car thief Gabriel Vella ran a red light near the Staples Center ... which caught the attention of the men in blue.

An officer approached the vehicle and Vella instantly copped to driving a car he had stolen from a West L.A. neighborhood -- so he was promptly cuffed and placed on the curb.

That's when Gabriel stood up ... AND BOLTED!!

The officer chased him down, backup arrived and Vella was cornered in an alley a few blocks away.

Here's the weird part of the story. According to the police report, Venus never reported the car stolen.

Lane Kiffin tells TMZ Sports ... humiliating termination on the LAX tarmac be damned, he's still rooting for USC.

Kiffin returned to the airport this weekend -- the same place where SC officials fired him from his head coaching gig back in September following a loss to ASU -- and told us he harbors no ill will toward his former employer. In fact, he considers himself a fan.

Lane also says he's still living at the Manhattan Beach mansion the university helped him purchase when he took the job back in 2010 -- though he's not planning to stay much longer.

Now that he's taken the offensive coordinator job for Nick Saban at Alabama, Lane says the house is on the market ... and he could score a HUGE payday on the place.

As we first reported, Lane bought the 7,300 square foot pad for $5.5 mil (with a $500k loan from SC) and now he's trying to sell the place for $6.995 mil.

Helluva parting gift.