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With all the news about his big brother Peyton's trade to the Broncos and that other New York NFL team QB, Eli Manning continued to adjust to life after winning the Super Bowl by basking in the sun with his wife and daughter on Miami Beach this weekend.

Alex Rodriguez is used to having fans get excited to meet him -- but it was opposite day at WrestleMania last night, when A-Rod was the giddy fan meeting several WWE stars.

A-Rod got the intros from current girlfriend and former WWE hottie Torrie Wilson during last night's record-setting event. We're told Torrie introduced A-Rod to such stars as Big Show, Rey Mysterio, and John Cena (pictured above with A-Rod and Torrie).

But A-Rod wasn't the only Yankee in the house. During his backstage visit, A-Rod ran into teammates Robinson Cano and Eduardo Nunez ... who didn't even know Alex would be there.

He's crushed the Celtics ... the Bulls ... and now NBA legend Pat Riley is accused of destroying his neighbor's basement ... this according to a new lawsuit obtained by TMZ.

According to the docs, Riley and his wife Christine own a beachfront property in Malibu ... which he overhauled in 2009 with new landscaping, remodeling, terracing and a new irrigation system.

Everything seemed hunky dory ... until Pat's next-door neighbors began to experience some major leakage at their property a short time after the Rileys completed their work.

In the docs, the neighbors allege their special "French drainage" system was collateral damage in the Riley renovation project ... and as a result, their basement flooded. .

NFL washout Ryan Leaf was arrested this morning in Montana ... the 2nd time he's been taken into custody in less than a week.

According to the Central Montana Drug Force ... the former QB was busted for burglary, theft, two counts of criminal possession of a dangerous drug. He's currently behind bars. Officials would not reveal what kind of items Leaf is accused of stealing.

Officials say ... the alleged burglary went down on Sunday ... just 2 days after the former #2 overall NFL draft pick was popped for stealing prescription drugs from an acquaintance's home.

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Matt Kemp is fired up about the change in Dodgers ownership ... telling TMZ he's "very happy" that Magic Johnson is taking over the team.

Kemp was leaving Philippe Chow (great noodles) in L.A. this weekend ... when he told us, "Magic's the man" ... and noted it's "World Series time."

Kemp isn't the only Dodger fired up about the post-McCourt regime ... Andre Ethier and pitcher Clayton Kershaw have both expressed excitement about the change as well.

When we asked Kemp if Magic was gonna bring a little of the old "Showtime" flair to the Blue Crew ... Matt told us, "I hope so man."

Being with Kris Humprhies may not be Kim Kardashian's wish anymore, but it is for a 16-year-old cancer patient in upstate NY ... and the NBA star is making it come true, TMZ has learned.

Friends of Kaely Kwitek started a Twitter account called @Kris4Kaely in an effort to get the attention of Kaely's favorite basketball player. Kwitek has stage 4 anaplastic large-cell lymphoma and her friends were hoping to wrangle Kris for a benefit for Kaely in May.

Their persistence paid off and Kris noticed. After trading a few emails, Kris and Kaely decided on April 23 for her to come down and catch a Nets game as Kris' guest. He'll handle all expenses for Kaely and her family and even meet up with her after the game.

Antoine Walker can finally breathe easy -- he is officially done with his bankruptcy case.

The former NBA star -- who was $12.7 million in debt despite reportedly making $110 million in his NBA career -- was discharged from bankruptcy by a Federal judge on March 21.

As part of the case, Walker completed a personal finance management course on March 16, perhaps a sign he's ready to turn over a new financial leaf.

There are still some loose ends for Walker's bankruptcy trustee to clean up, the biggest one involving "Basketball Wives" star Evelyn Lozada, Walker's ex-fiancée.

Skateboarding superstar Ryan Sheckler is no dummy -- even though he got nearly $100,000 worth of jewelry stolen from a Las Vegas hotel room, he tells TMZ it was all insured.

As TMZ first reported, Sheckler had a Rolex, a bracelet, a ring and a necklace jacked from his room, allegedly by a woman he's known for over four years.

But yesterday at the Wet Republic Ultra Pool in Las Vegas, Sheckler told our photog he wasn't stressing over the incident, since he had insurance on his bling. He also said he hasn't heard from the girl who allegedly stole it since the incident.

Good thing Stephon Marbury's making bank playing ball in China -- because his L.A. mansion was just sold at a foreclosure auction.

According to new court docs, obtained by TMZ, Stephon owed $3.1 million on the 7-bdrm 8-bath 8,000 sq. ft. L.A. property -- and the house was just sold to a lucky buyer for $2.275 million.

The docs don't say whether the bank plans to go after Marbury for the balance -- or if this settles his debt.

Stephon just won a championship playing basketball for the Beijing Ducks in the Chinese Basketball Association -- so it's unclear if dude's even aware this happened. If not, consider this a memo.

And can you believe it -- it's been nearly 3 years since Stephon went on the Internet and ate Vaseline in front of thousands of people. Those were the days.

The controversial judge in Dwight Howard's custody case has refused to step down -- despite Dwight's baby mama clamoring for his removal ... TMZ has learned.

TMZ broke the story ... the NBA star's baby mama Royce Reed filed a motion earlier this month -- demanding Judge Tim Shea recuse himself from the case because she believes he's biased against mothers who have babies out of wedlock with NBA players.

According to Reed -- who's fighting to retain primary custody of their son -- Dwight's attorney is listed as one of Shea's endorsers on his website ... so there's also a conflict of interest.

Dwight filed docs in response, defending Shea's position as the arbiter in their custody case -- claiming the only reason Reed perceives a bias is because she's intolerable in court ... "making faces, spinning around in a chair, laughing” ... and even “storming out of the courtroom."

This week, the judge refused to remove himself from the case. It's unclear why.

If Dennis Rodman's really broke, he hasn't gotten the memo -- because earlier this month in Vegas, he LITTERED the floor of some clothing shop with cash ... and the rainstorm was all caught on tape!!!

Sources tell TMZ, Rodman had just wrapped a hosting gig at Tabu nightclub -- and a few hours later, he hit up a clothing store at the MGM Grand with his entourage.

Before long, The Worm was flinging stacks of singles into the air ... lining the floor of the entire store with cash. We're told he also spent a couple thousand on new threads while he was there.

Race car driver Chris Rado has a driving related problem that has nothing to do with a pro race -- he's been busted for suspicion of DUI.

According to our sources, Rado was pulled over for an unknown traffic violation early Friday morning. We're told officers detected an odor of alcohol, so they administered a field sobriety test ... the results of which were enough to book him on misdemeanor suspicion of DUI.

Rado was held on $5,000 bail, which he posted Friday afternoon.

Jeremy Shockey is fuming mad that Warren Sapp labeled him as "the snitch" in the New Orleans Saints infamous "bounty scandal" -- and since Sapp called him out not the NFL Network, he wants an apology from Sapp and the league ... TMZ has learned.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has already come out and said that Sapp's report was "inaccurate," but we're told that's not enough for Shockey. Our sources say the tight end wants a formal retraction and apology from both Sapp and the NFL.

We're told Shockey has been meeting with legal and business advisors and has not ruled out taking legal action if Sapp and the league don't apologize.

Notorious NFL flameout Ryan Leaf was arrested yesterday in Great Falls, MT on charges of burglary and drug possession.

Leaf was booked on felony charges of burglary of a residence and criminal possession of dangerous drugs, plus a first-time charge of misdemeanor theft, according to local authorities.

Leaf posted bail late Friday night and released a statement that said, "I've made some mistakes, and have no excuses ... I am confident that there will be further understanding when the facts are revealed, and feel very blessed for all of the support, especially from my friends and family."

Leaf was selected second overall in the 1998 NFL Draft and is widely regarded as one of the biggest busts in NFL history. The guy picked before him ... was one Peyton Williams Manning.

WWE star (and Harvard Law grad) David Otunga was so touched by the story of a young Haiti refugee ... he decided to give the kid the greatest present ever -- an in-person meet-and-greet with all of the boy's wrestling heroes.

Otunga was in Florida on Friday to give an anti-bullying talk at a John F. Kennedy Middle School -- and as part of the event ... the school raffled off a ticket to Wrestlemania 28 this weekend in Miami Gardens, where The Rock will face off against John Cena.

The kid who won the raffle turned out to be a refugee from Haiti's massive 2010 earthquake -- and now lives with foster parents in the US. Two weeks ago, the boy's biological mother died in Haiti.

Otunga caught wind of the boy's story -- and was so moved he decided a simple Wrestlemania ticket wasn't enough ... so he personally set up a meet-and-greet for the kid backstage ... with ALL the wrestlers at the event.

Manny Ramirez will not be prosecuted for misdemeanor battery for allegedly slapping his wife Juliana in their Florida home last year ... TMZ has learned.

A rep for the State Attorney's Office tells us ... "The state dropped the charge because the victim was uncooperative. She successfully avoided being served with a state subpoena and is believed to be out of state."

TMZ broke the story ... Manny was arrested on September 12 ... after Juliana called police and claimed Manny had slapped her in the face with an open hand ... causing her to hit her head against the headboard on their bed.