Massive Riot Erupts in Vancouver After Stanley Cup

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Things got downright violent in Vancouver last night -- when angry fans RIOTED IN THE STREETS after the Vancouver Canucks lost the Stanley Cup to the Boston Bruins in a 4-0 asskicking.

Cars were flipped and burned, windows smashed and stores were looted by drunk/angry hockey fans as police armed with pepper spray, tear gas and flash-bang grenades rushed to break it up.

Local law enforcement tells TMZ ... the situation is finally under control.

Plaxico Burress' Post-Prison MUST HAVE Item

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Plaxico Burress spent 22 months in prison -- so it's no surprise dude went on a shopping spree ... but we're a little shocked about WHERE he decided to drop his cash.

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Dallas Mavericks Star Busted for Public Intoxication

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Dallas Mavericks guard DeShawn Stevenson was arrested last night for public intoxication in Texas ... TMZ has confirmed.

Law enforcement sources tell us, police received a call about some drunk guy wandering around an apartment comlpex in Irving, TX last night -- and when cops showed up, they found Stevenson ... who said he was lost.

Stevenson -- who does not live in the apartment complex -- then flunked a field sobriety test ... and was arrested for public intoxication.

NFL Player Allegedly DESTROYS Ex's Apartment

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Atlanta Falcons cornerback Christopher Owens is under investigation in Georgia for allegedly smashing up his baby mama's apartment and dousing her most valuable possessions in bleach ... TMZ has learned.

Cops in Gwinnett County responded to the apartment Sunday night ... after Owens' ex-GF, LaTia Terry, claimed the NFL player entered the pad when she and their 9-month-old kid were out of the home ... and trashed the place. Sources connected to the incident tell us the two had a heated argument over their custody arrangement the night before.

According to the police report, obtained by TMZ, LaTia says 24-year-old Owens -- a 3rd round pick in the 2009 draft -- smashed holes in the wall, destroyed expensive electronics and even broke the baby's crib.

Kris Humphries The New Kardashian Man Bitch?

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Move over Bruce, Kris Jenner has a new dude to boss around -- Kim Kardashian's fiance Kris Humphries is now MOMMA-IN-LAW whipped!! He HAD to see this coming ... right?

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Formula 1 Heiress -- Pick a Mansion, ANY Mansion

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Prepare to hate life. When 22-year-old Formula 1 heiress Petra Ecclestone couldn't buy a $125 million mansion ... she SETTLED for Candy Spelling's 57,000 sq. foot crib. Begin self-hatred ... now!

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Shaq In Middle of Kidnapping, Robbery, Sex Tape Case

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Shaquille O'Neal is embroiled in a criminal case in which 7 gang members allegedly kidnapped, beat up and robbed a man who claimed to have a tape showing Shaq having sex with other women while he was married to Shaunie.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Ladell Rowles -- a member of the Main Street Mafia Crip Gang in L.A. who is friends with Shaq -- along with 6 other members went on a search and destroy mission in L.A. on February 11, 2008. They believed a man named Robert Ross had the sex tape and they tried getting it back with the help of a gun or two.

According to the police report, the 7 gang members met up with Ross at a convenience store -- Pink Dot -- on the Sunset Strip. The men allegedly surrounded Ross' Rolls Royce Phantom with guns drawn, jumped into Ross' car and ordered him to drive to Rowles' house in South Central L.A.

Joe Montana -- Stitched Up After Bloody ATV Crash

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Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana needed several stitches to close a gash above his eye after crashing an all-terrain vehicle on his Northern California ranch this weekend.

According to local reports, Montana was not seriously injured -- but the damage to his eye will keep him from appearing in front of the Santa Clara City Council tonight.

Montana was scheduled to discuss plans to build a new hotel, restaurant and sports bars near the proposed new 49ers stadium.

WWE Star Kevin Nash -- BIGGEST MUG SHOT EVER!

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Cops in Florida TRIED to measure the height of WWE superstar Kevin Nash after he was recently arrested ... but HE WAS TALLER THAN THEIR MEASURING CHART!!!!!

Nash posed for the mug shot after he was arrested on suspicion of battery last month -- a charge that was later dismissed for lack of evidence.

Nash -- who claims he's a solid 7 feet tall -- was recently arrested on suspicion of battery in Florida ... after he stopped a drunk dude from getting too close to his wife at a local restaurant.

Big Sexy admits things did get physical with the other man -- but Nash insists he only acted in self-defense because the drunk guy came at him with a beer bottle.

Big Ben & Steelers -- Wetting Themselves

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Ben Roethlisberger and his Pittsburgh Steeler pals are barely keeping their heads above water during the lockout -- in fact ... they SOAKED their unemployed asses at a waterpark in Texas this weekend.

Big Ben and the boys took a much needed break from doing nothing on Saturday -- and stopped by the Schlitterbahn Waterpark in New Braunfels.

A rep for the park tells TMZ, the guys hit some of the biggest rides -- including the Boogie Bahn Surf Ride, the Dragon's Revenge uphill water coaster, the Down Hill Racer and the Hill Side Tube Chute.

We're told they even made a sizeable donation to the park's Employees Scholarship -- but if the lockout goes on any longer, they may have to ask for it back.

Dirk Nowitzki DETHRONES LeBron in Cleveland Beef

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Talk about adding insult to injury -- a day after LeBron James' dreams were dashed to pieces, one of the biggest delis in Cleveland renamed its famous "King" sandwich ... after Mavs star Dirk Nowitzki.

TMZ spoke with Earl Stein -- the co-owner of Corky and Lenny's in Cleveland -- and he tells us, the deli redubbed the $10.50 sandwich in honor of Dallas' victory over Miami Sunday night.

What was once the "King Size Corned Beef Sandwich" is now the "The Dirk Nowitzki Corned Beef Sandwich."

We haven't tasted it ourselves -- but it looks delicious ... and probably goes real well with an ice cold can of spite.

Chris Bosh -- At Least I Played in Front of My Daughter!

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Chris Bosh isn't as sad about losing out on an NBA championship as you might think -- because on Sunday night, he got to play in front of his daughter.

As TMZ first reported, Bosh filed an emergency motion with a Maryland judge to try and modify his custody arrangement so that his two-year-old girl Trinity could see him play in his first NBA Finals.

Things didn't go as Bosh wanted, but luckily for him the series lasted long enough so that his regular visitation time with Trinity allowed her to go to Sunday night's game.

Bosh and the Miami Heat suffered a bitter loss, but sources close to Bosh tell us seeing his daughter made him feel like a winner.

Maybe he can let LeBron have her for a weekend.

Mavs Player RIPS LeBron 'How's My Dirk Taste?'

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Dallas Mavericks guard DeShawn Stevenson let his T-shirt do the trash talking after his team took down the Miami Heat last night -- "HEY LEBRON! HOW'S MY DIRK TASTE."

DeShawn made the fashion statement while celebrating in his hotel room after the game.

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Of course, DeShawn was simply making a tweak to the greatest NBA Championship trash talking rap of all time -- when Shaq asked Kobe to, "Tell me how my ass tastes!!"

Miami Paper Congratulates WRONG NBA Team

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And they say newspapers are dying ...

The Miami Herald ran an advertisement for Macy's in this morning's edition -- congratulating the Miami Heat on winning NBA Championship.

Oops.

Dallas Mavs Partying Where Bron's Mom Was Busted

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The Dallas Mavericks continued to stick it to the Miami Heat last night even AFTER they won the NBA Championship... partying at the same place LeBron's mom got arrested back in April.

NBA Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki, owner Mark Cuban, several other Mavs, and a few celebs like Lil Wayne and Trey Songz ... celebrated at LIV nightclub in the swanky Fontainebleau Miami Beach Hotel -- where just two months ago, Gloria James was arrested for slapping a valet.

To the victors, go the spoils.

Kim K to Bret Lockett -- Here Comes the Lawsuit!

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Bret Lockett might finally get that face-to-face meeting with Kim Kardashian he always wanted -- but it looks like it's going to go down ... in a courtroom!

Sources close to Kim K tell TMZ ... her lawyers are drafting a defamation lawsuit against Lockett and will file it as early as Monday morning.

Kim has maintained all along she never met Bret -- despite his claims they had a "physical relationship." Harvey hammered Lockett on TMZ Live last week, asking him when and where he met Kim, but Lockett refused to say. Nevertheless, he insisted he and Kim had hooked up this year, after she started dating Kris Humphries.

But on Friday, Lockett finally fessed up on "Showbiz Tonight" ... admitting he never actually met Kim.

We're told Kim's lawyers fired off a letter to Lockett in the last few days, telling him to hang on to the so-called "evidence" he has on his "affair" with Kim -- because he'll need to produce it in court.

What a jerk.

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KIM SET THIS UP HERSELF.SHE IS IN CAHOOTS WITH BRETT. THEY ARE WORKING TOGETHER.ANYONE WHO CAN'T SEE THIS IS STUPID.

Brian

I think it is hard to defame someone who became famous for a sex tape.

Jodi

I can't understand why the man would come out of the blue and make up a story like this. I want to see how far the court case will goes if this was only a publicity stunt.