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Tank Abbott must be WASTED DRUNK if he thinks he could take Ronda Rousey in a fight ... so says UFC legend Frank Shamrock.

Shamrock tells us he's heard about Tank's chauvinistic $100,000 "Make Me a Sandwich" challenge to female fighters ... and quite frankly, thinks the UFC legend is out of his boozed up mind.

"I think Tank spends a little too much time on the bar stool," Shamrock says ... "He'd be submitted in 20 seconds. He'd be bent over in the ring throwing up all the alcohol."

And he's not the only UFC legend who feels that way ... we also spoke with Vitor Belfort who says, "I think Tank is wrong. He's a great fighter, but I think Ronda could beat him."

"Speed always beats size. Thunder makes noise, lightening does the damage."

For the record, Tank says no woman has taken him up on his challenge yet -- but insists he's dead serious about it.

More DUI trouble for ex-Atlanta Falcons running back Jamal Anderson -- the former NFL star was arrested for DUI on Sunday ... the 2nd time he's been busted for drunk driving in 10 months.

Officials say the 42-year-old was swerving in his lane -- when he was pulled over. During the stop, cops determined he was under the influence and put him under arrest.

He was eventually released on $5,830 bond.

Just 3 days later, Anderson was arraigned on his DUI charge from last November -- when cops say he was discovered passed out behind the wheel of an Escalade on I-85.

BTW -- Anderson was also arrested for DUI in 2012 ... but ultimately pled guilty to the lesser charge of reckless driving.

MLB slugger David Ortiz may finally get his X-rated wish ... in the form of a REAL $100,000 SEX TAPE OFFER ... after Big Papi revealed that he's always wanted a secret career as a porn star.

Shareef O'Neal's biology DOES bother him ... 'cause his dad Shaq totally crashed his moment in the spotlight, but it was all in the name of fatherly love.

We were at The Grove in L.A. when we ran into Shareef (hard to miss the kid at 6'8) and asked him some questions about the life of a 16-year-old sports phenom.

That's when Shareef's mom Shaunie alerted our camera guy that a certain 7'2, 300 and whatever pound guy wanted to make sure all of our questions were up to snuff.

NBA star Caron Butler says he wants to help Lamar Odom conquer his demons -- and has reached out to his former teammate several times -- telling TMZ Sports, "I worry about him."

Butler appeared on "TMZ Hollywood Sports" to talk about his new book "Tuff Juice" -- in which he touches on how he overcame his own issues (arrested 15 times as a kid, drug dealing, etc.) to make it to the NBA.

And with Odom's well-documented personal issues, we had to ask if he's tried to extend a helping hand to his longtime friend.

Check out the clip ... Butler makes it clear he still cares for Odom and wants to help him get his life back on track ... there's just one problem, he can't seem to get a hold of L.O.

Still, Butler says he wants Odom to know he can always count on him for support.

Kyrie Irving is convinced he's gonna be a dad -- and the baby mama is a SMOKIN' HOT former Texas beauty queen ... this according to court docs obtained by TMZ Sports.

Michael Sam has landed a job in football, but it's not on the field ... it's on television.

Sam has scored a gig working for the Mizzou Network, where he'll be talking about his alma mater, the University of Missouri Tigers.

The job comes after Sam announced his retirement last month after a failed stint with the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL.

Michael Jordan's empire has expanded to college football ... because his "Jumpman" image is now front and center on the new University of Michigan football jerseys.

Michigan has a deal with Jordan Brand -- and has become the first major college football team to let MJ's line design their uniforms.

The final design -- revealed by UM tight end coach Jay Harbaugh (and brought to our attention by our friends at BSO) -- shows Jordan's basketball logo on the jersey and on the pants.

It's a pretty big move for Michigan ... considering their jerseys are iconic in the college sports landscape.

Bombshell allegations in the Patrick Kane rape case ... with the accuser's lawyer claiming someone stole the rape kit evidence bag and dropped it off at her mother's doorstep.

The accuser's attorney, Thomas J. Eoannou, held up the bag during a news conference -- verified its authenticity -- and said, "The rape kit evidence bag has been tampered with."

Eoannou says the bag was delivered anonymously -- and he's demanding law enforcement immediately open an investigation into how the bag was removed from police custody in the first place.

Eoannou added, "In my 30 years plus of being both a prosecutor and a defense attorney, I have never seen an evidence bag outside a of police lab, a prosecutor's office, or a courtroom, let alone find one in the door way of a rape victim's mother's home."

"This evidence bag has been ripped open. The purpose of an evidence bag is to protect the items of evidence from tampering. The bag itself is even critical evidence to the chain of custody."

A full scale dance brawl broke out at a high school football game in Dallas last week -- when a drill team member broke the golden rule of dance battle ... SHE MESSED UP A GIRL'S HAIR!!!!

Hilarious moment at a news conference for Wladimir Klitschko's next boxing match -- when his opponent stormed the room in a Batman costume ... and then beat up a guy dressed as the Joker.

It all went down in London Wednesday -- when Tyson Fury pulled up to the event in a sick yellow Lamborghini ... in full Dark Knight gear.

Fury -- who's set to fight Hayden Panettiere's baby daddy in October -- ran around the media room like a lunatic ... before issuing a threat to Wlad in his best Batman voice.

Eat your heart out Ben Affleck.

Looks like that goodwill meeting with Vladimir Putin worked ... because Roy Jones Jr. tells TMZ Sports he just booked his first fight in Mother Russia.

RJJ just reached out and told us he'll be fighting Welsh bigman Enzo Maccarinelli on November 28th.

Enzo is a former WBO cruiserweight champ ... who's fighting to regain his belt on October 10th.

If Enzo wins that belt, the Jones fight would be a title bout.

This is big news because Jones just flew out to Moscow for a face-to-face with Putin -- and asked for Russian citizenship so he could do business in Vlad's country.

Jones has said his ultimate goal is to help repair U.S./Russia relations.

The Cleveland Browns offensive line coach who was accused of beating and strangling his fiancee will NOT be hit with criminal charges ... TMZ Sports has learned.

As we previously reported, Andy Moeller's fiancee called police on September 5th claiming Moeller snapped during an argument at his home -- and physically attacked her. She claimed he had been drinking.

Enter the Berea City Prosecutor ... who says cops investigated the incident -- but can't prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Moeller actually attacked his fiancee.

In a statement, the prosecutor says he's convinced an "incident of a volatile nature" took place -- but he doesn't think he has enough to convict Moeller of a crime.

Doc Rivers says he had a MUCH better summer than Mark Cuban ... and we're guessing it all has to do with DeAndre Jordan.

We spotted Rivers out in L.A. Tuesday night... just hours after Cuban went on "The Herd with Colin Cowherd" and sorta took a shot at the Clippers honcho for the way he got DJ to back out of his handshake deal with the Mavs and resign with the Clips.

"I respect the fact that when his professional life was about to dissipate and disappear and go up in flames, they did what they had to do and they got DJ back," Cuban said on the show.

At the very least, it seems Cuban and Rivers aren't exactly on the best terms ... more reason to be excited for the Clippers vs. Mavs match up in October.

Yogi Berra, a New York Yankees legend and one of the most beloved American sports stars in history, died Tuesday.

Yogi was an All-Star catcher for the Yankees from 1946 to 1963, and also played one year with the Mets before retiring as a player in 1965. He played in the Bronx alongside the likes of Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle ... earning a record TEN World Series rings.

Yogi also caught pitcher Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series.

He was just as famous for his quirky sayings, known as "Yogi-isms," as he was his Hall of Fame baseball career. Some of the best include:

- "Baseball is 90 percent mental. The other half is physical."

- "It gets late early out there."

- "If you come to a fork in the road, take it."

- "It's like deja vu all over again."

Miller played off Yogi's idioms for a popular 1987 beer commercial that happened to co-star a young Jason Alexander -- who, coincidentally, worked for the Yankees years later on "Seinfeld."

Yogi, whose birth name was Lawrence Peter, served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and participated in the D-Day invasion. He started playing pro baseball when he got out of the service.

The Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center in NJ announced his death. Yogi was 90.

Mark Wahlberg might be adding another athlete to his entourage ... 'cause TMZ Sports has learned that the A-lister is in talks with NBA star Caron Butler about bringing his life story to the big screen.

Butler has a brand new book out called "Tuff Juice" -- in which the Sacramento Kings forward details how he overcame a hard life as a drug dealing youth to make it to the NBA.

Wahlberg has been all over "Tuff Juice" ... writing testimonials and tweeting his support for the book since its release. Caron tells us it hasn't stopped there ... and that the two men have talked about a feature film adaptation.

"It's a possibility ... I've spent some time with Mark Wahlberg. He loved my story."

Mark would be the guy ... with sports themed projects like "The Fighter" and his HBO show "Ballers" already proving to be huge hits.

Caron says while he's not getting too ahead of himself about the possibility of a big screen makeover ... he does know which A-lister he'd like to play him.

"Michael B. Jordan. I loved what he did in "Fruitvale Station." I think he would do a great job at sharing my story."