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Former Chicago Bears quarterback Erik Kramer shot himself Tuesday night in an attempted suicide ... but survived ... and is currently recovering in an L.A. hospital.

Kramer -- who played 13 seasons in the NFL -- was discovered by law enforcement in a motel in Calabasas around 8 PM, according to NBC. The extent of his injury is unclear.

The 50-year-old's ex-wife Marshawn told NBC News Kramer has suffered from depression for years ... which she believes is a direct result of the hits he took during his time in the league.

"He is a very amazing man, a beautiful soul, but he has suffered depression since he was with the Bears. I can promise you he is not the same man I married."

Wanna see a billionaire NFL owner get downright FUNKY to a hip-hop song??? Great, us too.

Donald Sterling's got a funny way of divorcing -- 2 weeks after he filed docs to split from Shelly Sterling ... he had his arm around her strolling through Beverly Hills.

Kylie Jenner has NO FEAR when it comes to diving in with Tyga -- the couple did some extreme hand holding down in St. Barts.

We're downplaying ... but this actually looks like one of the cooler things they've done since going all PDA after her 18th birthday. Tyga and Kylie went flyboarding during the family vacay on the Caribbean island-- and it looks like they're nailing it already.

Kevin Federline has a devious plan to kick everyone's ass in his fantasy football league ... and it involves naked women and lots of vodka.

K-Fed typically hosts the fantasy football draft at his home, but this year he's decided to bring league members to Vegas. The draft will take place August 29 at the Crazy Horse III Gentleman's Club, where he's DJing.

Now here's the plan. Kevin doesn't drink anymore, but the other guys drink plenty and he's banking on them going into full intoxication mode, giving him a clear-minded advantage. He's also banking on the guys getting distracted by naked chicks, although Kev's not immune from that either.

Michael Sam should be hailed as a hero in the gay community ... even though his football career is in the crapper -- so says activist Esera Tuaolo, the first NFL player to come out after retirement.

"Sugar" Shane Mosley is power-dialing his travel agent right now to get on a flight to Miami ... in a last ditch effort to take down Don King in court -- and save his comeback fight.

TMZ Sports has learned Mosley got bad news from Wednesday's hearing in a Miami federal court -- where King is trying to shut down Mosley's Aug. 29 bout with Ricardo Mayorga. Shane is not only the main event, he's also promoting the fight -- but King claims Mayorga is still one of his fighters.

Our Mosley sources say after today's hearing … Shane is looking to jump on a red-eye in order to make it to Miami in time to get in front of the judge Thursday.

Should be interesting -- we're told the hirsute one will also be in court.

Iggy Azalea is talking so much smack about Nick Young and his teammates ... you'd think she and Swaggy had been married for 30 years already.

Steph Curry is one of the true nice guys in the NBA ... but warning to any fans who get too close for comfort -- he has no problem putting you on blast.

BSO called out a tweet from the league MVP ... who got pissed when someone hounded him on a freeway.

Curry has been on cloud nine for months -- winning the NBA Championship, the MVP award, and the birth of a baby girl -- but this little run-in quickly brought him back down to reality.

Unclear if he contacted police over this incident, but it sounds like he's ready to do so, if necessary.

This is how bad Tiger Woods' golf game has gotten -- even NBA stars are trashing him ... playfully, we think.

Chris Paul was partnered with Woods during the Wyndham Pro-Am in North Carolina on Wednesday -- and as Chris lined up a putt, he asked Tiger for advice.

Woods admitted ... if this were a real PGA tourney he would take a safe, less spectacular shot -- and that confession did NOT sit well with CP3. You gotta hear how he ripped into Tiger.

Kinda hysterical, and very true.

Tom Brady is getting chopped down to size by famed 'Watergate' journalist Carl Bernstein ... who says the Patriots QB can't hold a candle to Richard Nixon.

Beer pong, one of America's greatest frat pastimes, has found its MVP because the guy in this video is easily its Michael Jordan.

His name ... unknown. How he mastered the craft of flying through the air and dunking into a small little cup ... a mystery. Yet, he lands ... unscathed with his head only inches from the ground after a back-bending flip.

He is a professional ... and we tip our hats and Solo cups.

Aaron Hernandez just got a glimmer of hope he could get a new trial -- a judge is compelling a tipster to come forward and testify about allegations one of the jurors in the murder case was biased.

Famous Italian cyclist Vittorio Brumotti was viciously attacked by 3 men during a ride -- and although the suspects escaped, he's trying to downplay the whole brutal incident.

Brumotti suffered nasty facial injuries during the attack which went down while he was cycling in Northern Italy. According to reports, the attackers were identified as Albanians ... something Brumotti considers a sensitive issue.

After posting a pic of his battered and bruised face, and made a plea for fans to avoid turning this into a reason to hate foreigners.

One of Vittorio's friends shot video of the aftermath, and you can see he's totally out of it. Vittorio says he's going to need surgery.

Brumotti is a serious badass in the cycling world ... who holds several Guinness Book records.

9:00 PM PT -- The UFC says a third party law firm has opened an investigation into Johnson's gym incident. For what it's worth ... he eventually deleted the original FB rant, and apologized.

He was suspended last year after the mother of his children accused him of abuse, and he plead no contest to a 2010 domestic violence charge.

Do NOT do yoga in UFC fighter Anthony "Rumble" Johnson's gym -- the guy just went OFF on a woman who did ... throwing her yoga mat, saying she's built like a "bag of dry dog food" and making her cry.

Johnson, a light heavyweight, apparently had a nasty run-in with the woman ... telling her, "To the ugly girl in the gym ... if you get in my way or any other athlete again I'll throw your yoga mat across the gym AGAIN."

Johnson's menacing FB post continues ... "Who in their right mind stretches where ppl are suppose to lift? You need more than stretching to help that beat up body." It appears the woman burst into tears and complained to the front desk ... and Johnson ripped her for that too.

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper died from a blood clot in his lungs ... TMZ has learned.

We've obtained a copy of the death certificate, which shows the wrestling legend had pulmonary embolism (a blood clot) that triggered a heart attack.

The death certificate helps explain the clot ... Roddy suffered from hypertension for years, resulting in chronic high blood pressure. Clotting can occur as a result of high blood pressure.

And the document reminds everyone how much of a force Roddy was in his profession ... his occupation is listed as "PROFESSIONAL WRESTLER ... 45 YEARS."