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RGIII isn't winning any football games for the Washington Redskins anymore ... but at least he's still winning in life.

The former starting QB wished everyone a merry Christmas with his wife, Rebecca, and daughter, Reese.

The Rock posted an awesome video of him and his newborn, but she already has a caution for you.

Jasmine, who was born less than a week ago, is already a formidable force ... maybe it's genetic.

Robert Downey, Jr. used a rigorous form of Chinese martial arts to help beat his addiction, and the master who taught him couldn't say enough good things to a judge and California Governor Jerry Brown to support his pardon.

Sifu Eric Oram, who teaches Wing Chun Kung Fu, a "Chinese Boxing System," wrote a moving letter in support of Downey's pardon. Oram says when he met the actor 12 years ago, he had little hope for him.

Downey had contacted him and wanted to take lessons, but Oram, who learned from the mentor and teacher of Bruce Lee, felt Robert's addiction was a losing battle. Oram was reluctant to take Downey on, but the actor was persistent, freely acknowledging he needed help.

Oram contacted a woman who once worked with Robert in rehab, who told him Downey was a "hopeless addict," adding, "He will never change, nor does he want to."

Nevertheless, Downey became a student, and the 2 developed a close bond over the years and the teacher even worked with his student on 17 films.

Oram says Downey used the discipline to "rewire his mind and body," adding, "It's difficult to recognize the Robert that stepped into my academy 12 years ago."

TMZ broke the story, Governor Brown gave Downey a full pardon on Xmas eve from his drug convictions.

They'll be no dabbing at this year's Super Bowl ... at least not by Cam Newton ... that's according to legendary handicapper Brandon Lang ... who says the Arizona Cardinals will win it all in Norcal.

Lang is a god in the gambling world ... so much so that he inspired the 2005 movie, "Two for the Money" starring Al Pacino and Matthew McConaughey.

So when we got him out at Mastro's Steakhouse in Bev Hills, what did we ask him? What the hell do you think? WE ASKED FOR A SUPER BOWL PICK!!!

The Atlanta Falcons might be down a running back on Sunday ... after their 2nd string RB slipped in the shower and injured his head.

The team has announced Tevin Coleman suffered the injury on Wednesday ... and is now in the concussion protocol, according to AJC's D. Orlando Ledbetter.

BTW -- bathroom injuries are wayyy more common than you'd think.

According to a 2011 CDC report, more than 235,000 people visit the emergency room every year for injuries suffered in the bathroom.

The good people over at the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition know Christmas isn't just about a fat guy in a red suit ...

It's about a super hot bikini model in a purple suit ... twerkin' on the beach.

Enjoy.

The NYPD is on the hunt for these two women -- who were allegedly hanging at Derrick Williams' NYC apartment before more than $600,000 in jewelry went missing earlier this month.

Cops say the two Hispanic mystery ladies entered the 24-year-old's place around 5:20 AM on Dec. 19th ... stayed for about 90 minutes and left.

Later that day, the NY Knicks player says he noticed roughly $617k in jewelry was missing -- including a $145,000 watch, a $25k diamond Hennessy chain and a $35,000 Rolex, so says the NY Daily News.

The footage of the women was taken from a suveillance camera at Up&Down nightclub in Chelsea.

Interesting commentary on the Odell Beckham suspension from Bill Romanowski -- who says, "Was it dirty? Ya ... but I've seen worse."

We called up the ex-NFL star to ask for his take on the NY Giants WR, who was punished for his hits on Panthers DB Josh Norman. Here's what Bill said:

"I think it was two guys battling hard the entire game. There are a lot of dirty blocks and things done on the field. They clearly got in his head and he had a crazed mentality and was out of control. Was it dirty? Ya, but I've seen worse."

"When I hit Kerry Collin's and busted his jaw in 5 or 6 places he had blood spilling out of his face mask. If you are going to suspend Beckham for that then I should have been kicked out of the league."

Romanowski added, "My issue is... What about when people go high on somebody and knock someone out with a concussion, but they aren't suspended?"

Former NBA great Muggsy Bogues is still proving that heart comes in all shapes in sizes ... this time playing Santa to lil tykes in need of a pick me up at a Charlotte children's hospital.

TMZ Sports has video of Muggsy surprising some courageous youngsters kicking cancer's butt at St. Jude's hospital in Charlotte.

Muggs didn't show up empty handed ... through his nonprofit Always Believe Inc he was able to lace the kids with Microsoft game stations that include Xbox's, TV's and a copy of NBA2k16!!!

A seemingly drunk Jahlil Okafor was knocked to the ground before he had a gun pulled on him during an altercation in Philly back in October ... this according to an incident report obtained by TMZ Sports.

The two National Park Service officers involved in the incident have finally given official statements describing exactly what they saw the night Okafor had a gun pulled on him.

According to documents, two officers noticed Okafor -- who appeared intoxicated -- stumbling down the street in an area famous for nightlife while two friends held him up around 2:20 AM on October 4th.

The officers say the guys began to yell at each other -- and at one point, Okafor broke away from the group and started to bang on the back of a black Chevy Camaro.

Cops say they witnessed the driver of the car get out and strike Okafor -- causing him to fall in the street.

A witness had previously told CSNPhilly that Okafor punched the driver of the car through an open driver's side window -- but the officers made no mention of that in their report.

After Okarfor was knocked to the ground, cops say a 2nd man approached the NBA star and pointed a gun at him.

One officer says he drew his own weapon and shouted, "Police ... get on the ground, drop the gun."

The suspect ran away -- and reportedly ditched the gun, which was recovered the next day by Philly PD.

You might not think the MLB is the swaggiest league around ... but it turns out the hardball heroes are going custom car crazy for the holidays ... and TMZ Sports has pics of the jaw dropping rides.

We spoke with Alex Vega ... the dude behind south Florida's premiere customizing spot, The Auto Firm ... and he says the yuletide season has his spot JUMPING with baseball players looking to upgrade.

New York Yankees SS Starlin Castro brought his S50 AMG in and totally flipped it ... adding a full carbon fiber body kit, Avorza 22 inch Av37 forge wheels and all white custom leather interior.

Pablo Sandoval of the Boston Red Sox wasn't outdone by his Yankees rival ... adding a wide body kit, Avorza red and black leather and a custom exhaust system ... all setting him back $65k.

But the craziest job title went to Mariners RF Nelson Cruz... who dropped $40k on his Polaris slingshot ... adding a custom glow-in-the-dark paint job, a new sound system and 38 inch forged wheels.

LaDainian Tomlinson says he was PISSED when he got stuck with a $32,000 dinner tab as a rookie back in 2001 ... especially when people ordered LOBSTERS TO GO!!

LT joined the guys on "TMZ Sports" on FS1 (tonight at 9:30 PM PT) and confirmed what his ex-teammate Marcellus Wiley said ... that he got hit with one of the HIGHEST rookie dinner bills of all time!

You gotta watch the clip ... LT says he was so mad, he almost walked out on the bill entirely!!

Make sure to check out the ENTIRE interview on "TMZ Sports" tonight (and every weeknight) on FS1.

Odell Beckham Jr. says he's sorry for repeatedly cheap shotting Josh Norman during the Giants vs. Panthers game this weekend ... admitting his behavior was "embarrassing."

Beckham Jr. just issued a statement saying, "I wasn’t raised to act like I did the other day."

"I want to apologize to Giants fans. What happened the other day was embarrassing to them and embarrassing to me."

He continued, "A lot of kids look up to me as a role model. That is a responsibility I accept and take seriously."

"Many of the parents of those kids have asked since Sunday what they should say to their children about my conduct. I don’t have the perfect answer, but I think one thing they can say is how I handled myself the other day is an example of how not to conduct yourself."

"I displayed poor sportsmanship."

"I hope to be an example of somebody who did something wrong and learned from it."

PGA legend John Daly says when it comes to golfing, President Barack Obama is "pretty good" but he doesn't hold a candle to the all-time GOAT presidential links master ... George H.W. Bush.

We spoke to John about the sick 40 ft chip shot Obama pulled off on a recent golfing trip in Hawaii ... and wanted to know what the 2-time major champion thought of the top guy's skills.

"Looked pretty good ... not bad form either. I don't know what his handicap is but he looked pretty good."

So he loved the shot ... but is it enough to make Obama the landslide winner of best presidential player ever? Not according to John ... he says that belongs to a different president.

"George Bush Sr. was the best I've seen."

As for presidents who DON'T have it on the green ... Daly had an answer for that too ... close your ears, Democrats.

"I played with Bill Clinton, he needed a lot of work. I'm sure he's better now but it was mulligan after mulligan back then. It was pretty funny."

Turns out, Keanu Reeves has a serious hidden talent -- the dude DOMINATES at ping pong ... so says one of Keanu's co-stars who says he found out about KR's skills the hard way.

We spoke with action star Peter Stormare who's been in a TON of movies (dude, he was Karl Hungus in "The Big Lebowski!!!") ... who tells us he recently battled Reeves on the set of "John Wick 2" in China.

"I'm good ... but he kicks my ass," Stormare says ... "In front of 2,000 Chinese people."

We found some footage of Keanu workin' the paddles -- and he's pretty impressive -- but we wanna see him play Bieber ... that guy can pong.

Chris Paul and Kevin Hart are in the holiday spirit -- sending 300 kids on a $100 toy shopping spree ... but there was one big rule everyone had to follow!