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It's the end of an era ... NY Yankees superstar Derek Jeter is officially (almost) off the market for good -- confirming he is in fact engaged to S.I. swimsuit cover model Hannah Davis.

Jeter revealed his relationship status in a blog on "The Player's Tribune" about his dog -- writing, "He was a Christmas gift last year from my fiancée, whose family had Mastiffs growing up."

See what he did there? He casually dropped the term "fiancee."

And just like that ... the greatest bachelor in the history of bachelordom is hanging it up.

Congrats.

#JessicaAlba #JessicaBiel #MariahCarey #MinkaKelly #VanessaMinnillo #VidaGuerra #JordanaBrewster #TyraBanks #ManyManyManyMore...

The Fresno State football player who was arrested after posting about carrying out a school shooting was just "fooling around" and didn't actually plan to do it ... so says his father.

18-year-old Christian Malik Pryor was arrested Monday after posting a picture of the FSU campus to Yik Yak with a caption that read, "the time is here. @3PM I will release my frustrations. Tired of dirty looks, get rejected, nd being talked about bc how I dress. My choice of weapon M4 Carbine."

Pryor added, "I will take a headshot at a hot blonde."

But Pryor's father, Gene Hopkins, tells TMZ Sports he has spoken with his son -- and insists the whole thing has been "blown out of proportion."

"That was just a prank that got out of hand," Gene says ... "He was trying to delete it and it got posted accidentally."

"Christian's a good kid, good athlete, a student. He's never been in any trouble, he doesn't own any weapons, I think it was just a Halloween prank that went bad."

"I asked him why he did it and he couldn't come up with a reason. He said he was just fooling around."

"I talked to him a couple times yesterday. He said, 'I don't know what I was thinking.' I think there's more to the story than we know."

Pryor is facing a felony charge of making a criminal threat -- and if convicted faces up to 3 years in prison.

Russell Wilson continues to prove he's the greatest guy in the world ... auctioning off his game worn cleats from the Seahawks' victory over the 49ers last month to aid in the fight against children's cancer.

Wilson announced the donation on Twitter moments ago ... with a message that read, "Had a tough time letting go of these...auctioning my game worn cleats from our win over SF to fight childhood cancer."

The Seahawks beat the 49ers 20-3 on October 22nd ... Russell made sure to scribble in the date and score on the shoes.

The cleats are already ON FIRE on eBay ... fetching a price of nearly $900 with seven days of bidding still left to go, which tells you they're going to net a big sum when all is said and done.

Do you have disposable income ... and a penchant for pain??

Great news ... Pittsburgh Steelers stud linebacker James Harrison wants to kick your ass in a crazy workout routine ON A BOAT ... if you've got roughly $900 to spend.

Harrison is a featured guest on the 2016 Legends of Pittsburgh Cruise -- which sets sail from Miami to Mexico in February ... and allows guests to rub elbows with a bunch of past and present Steelers.

The cheapest room goes for $499 (plus $129 + $65 for fees and gratuity) ... but for an extra $199, you can join a cruise workout class led by Harrison himself.

"James will share his personal workout routine, diet & nutrition secrets," the description reads -- and if you follow James on Instagram, you know he's an absolute MONSTER in the gym.

Don't feel like working out on vacation? There's always the Gronk cruise ...

Dez Bryant has Jerry Jones' FULL SUPPORT when it comes to pet monkey ownership -- with the Cowboys owner admitting, "I am a monkey fan."

Jones appeared on 105.3 THE FAN Dallas/Ft. Worth -- and was asked if he had a chance to meet with Bryant's alleged pet monkey Dallas.

Jones says, "Missed the monkey" -- insinuating that Dez may have already gotten rid of the little guy -- but adds, "The monkey thing is pretty humorous."

Jones then launched into a story about how his father was in the "wild animal business" -- and had a minor crisis when one of the monkeys attacked a little girl and ripped her hair out.

... interesting since that's EXACTLY WHY THE ANIMAL GROUPS DON'T WANT MONKEYS AS PETS!!!

11:32 A.M. PST -- Apparently Eric Benet agrees with David ... he just tweeted, "My man at @23davidjustice is tweeting some truth dis' mornin'!"

David Justice says he NEVER laid a finger on his ex-wife Halle Berry -- and essentially blames her for starting rumors that he abused her ... claiming she made it a mission to destroy his character after they broke up.

Here they are ... the team of protesters who invaded Bank of America Stadium last night and rappelled from the upper deck ... in the middle of "Monday Night Football."

The protesters have said they wanted to make a public statement about Bank of America -- upset that the bank is financing a liquefied natural gas plant in Maryland.

So, they brought gear to Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC and made a spectacle in the middle of the Panthers vs. Colts game -- dropping a banner that read, "BoA: Dump Dominion" (which included a link to their website).

Cops eventually busted the rappellers -- along with the two other people suspected of aiding them -- and all 4 people were arrested for 2nd degree trespassing and resisting arrest.

The two women -- Angela Vogel and Erica Madrid -- have since been released from custody.

When you play pro ball in L.A., schmoozin' with the celebrities is part of the job ... just ask Chris Paul who chummed it up with Floyd Mayweather and Kevin Hart before Monday's game.

Both Floyd and Kev had courtside seats to watch the Clippers take on the Phoenix Suns -- and each star got a personal visit from CP3 before tip off ... pretty cool, right?

BTW, Kev took his son to the game ... and judging by the look on his face as the Clips pulled away ... dude had a good time.

Vin Diesel took father son bonding to a whole new level -- getting on a sick private jet with his 5-year-old son so they could sit COURTSIDE at his kid's very first NBA game!!

Vin and his kid, Vincent Sinclair, posted a video from inside the P.J. -- flying to Oakland to watch the Golden State Warriors take on the Memphis Grizzlies.

Once they got to the stadium, the two sat right on the court as Steph Curry and company CRUSHED the Griz 119-69.

Not a bad Monday night.

L.A. Lakers star rookie D'Angelo Russell is not keeping up with the Kardashians -- or banging one of them -- with sources telling TMZ Sports he and Kendall Jenner are just friends.

Rumors have been swirling that the two are in the early stages of a relationship ... which is why she was courtside at the Lakers game on Sunday.

But multiple sources (really good sources) tell us it just ain't true ... "They're not dating."

One source connected to the situation put it this way -- "Kendall is not into him."

We're told she was at the game because she's friends with one of the Dallas Mavericks players and his girlfriend.

Another source tells us, "They're friends, but that's about it."

Then again, that's kinda how it starts ... right?

Bad news hip-hop ... J.J. Redick is leaving you forever ... 'cause the Clippers star says his days of getting in the studio and spitting WHITE HOT FIRE are gone for good.

If you didn't know ... J.J. was a budding lyricist back in the late 00's ... and when we talked to fellow lob city stud DeAndre Jordan recently, he told us Redick still had the illest flow on the team.

Of course we wanted to hear ... so when we spotted J.J. leaving Dick's Sporting Goods in L.A. recently we had to ask for a sample of the goods ... and that's when he broke the terrible news to us.

Check out the clip -- Redick says his rap days are behind him ... but says when he was rhyming he was like a vanilla version of Talib Kweli.

Ex-NFL great Ed McCaffrey is still LIVID that his son's Duke football squad got hosed by the officials this weekend -- telling TMZ Sports they deserve a HARSHER punishment than a 2 game suspension.

Ed's son is a WR on the team -- which makes the whole thing sting even more for Ed ... who says the blown call on the final play of the Miami vs. Duke game was, "The most egregious officiating debacle I’ve ever seen since being a part of football."

Of course, the refs missed FOUR mistakes on a wild final play, in which Miami took a series of laterals all the way to the house ... resulting in a 30-27 victory.

"The ACC did the right thing by suspending [the officiating crew] for two games," McCaffrey said ... "But if it was up to me I would’ve suspended them for the rest of the season."

"Then I’d evaluate them at the end of the season to see if they deserve to return to officiate next year."

Ed says he feels terrible for the players who are still in the hunt for an ACC Coastal title -- because "They can’t get the win back. It dropped Duke out of the Top 25 so this is really disappointing."

The Dez Bryant pet monkey saga has reached new heights -- with Dez's personal attorney reaching out to cops in an effort to avoid a criminal investigation.

As we previously reported, animal rights groups went bananas after Dez posted a pic with a domesticated Capuchin monkey which he named Dallas Bryant ... a monkey that appeared to be his new pet.

Now, officials in DeSoto, TX -- where Dez is believed to reside -- tell TMZ Sports they have been made aware of the "alleged illegal possession" of the monkey within city limits.

In fact, the DeSoto PD has issued a statement saying, "The City Attorney was just contacted by Mr. Bryants’ personal attorney who advised the monkey is NOT in the City of DeSoto."

"The DeSoto Police Department is in contact with the City Attorney, the Dallas Cowboys organization, and Mr. Bryants’ personal attorney, regarding this matter. We have also been in contact with PETA and the North America Primate Sanctuary Alliance in an effort to address their concerns."

"It should be noted, that as of this date, the DeSoto Police Department has no evidence that the Capuchin monkey is in the City Of DeSoto."

The trash talking is over ... the speculation is over ... and now Jay Williams' reputation as a basketball player might be over ... 'cause the former NBA #2 pick LOST his bball bet with MTV star Andrew Schulz in embarrassingly epic fashion.

Jay and Andrew finally got the game poppin' in NYC Sunday night with Schulz's "Brilliant Idiots" co-host Charlamagne Tha God and ESPN's Amin Elhassan on hand to call the match up.

To jog your memory ... the two agreed to play to seven for $1k with Jay spotting Andrew 6 POINTS ... meaning Schulz only had to score once to beat the 2002 college player of the year.

Things started out great for Jay ... locking Andrew down on defense and scoring at will ... but Jay tried to get a little fancy when he got to game point, and everything went to hoops hell.

Congrats, Andrew ... we're all here for you, Jay.

Boxer Yusaf Mack is in the middle of a crazy story -- claiming he was drugged before he ended up shooting a gay porn -- but his response to legal threats from the porn producer is almost as weird.

The Baton Rouge PD tells TMZ Sports ... they still do NOT have a suspect in the murder of La'el Collins' ex-girlfriend -- but claim they don't believe the NFL star had anything to do with her death.

Collins' draft stock plummeted back in May when he was questioned in connection with the murder of Brittney Mills ... who cops said dated Collins before she was killed on April 24th. Mills was 8 months pregnant when she was shot and killed in her apartment. A paternity test reportedly ruled Collins out as the father. Collins eventually signed a deal with the Dallas Cowboys.

Collins was never named a suspect -- but did speak with cops as part of the murder investigation

Now, a rep for the BRPD tells us the case has essentially gone cold -- with no official suspects and no promising leads to pursue.

The BRPD says they don't believe Collins was connected with her death in any way -- and say he's no longer a focus of the investigation.