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Floyd Mayweather stopped short of saying the attack on Bill Cosby is racist, but he comes close, saying everyone's paying way too much attention to something that happened decades ago.

Floyd came on TMZ Sports and said if the allegations against Cosby are true what he did is "not right," but it pales in comparison to rampant police brutality.

And the retired champ questioned why Cosby is getting more attention than famous white folk who got caught up in sex scandals.

Mayweather thinks everyone should focus on the serious problems in the world ... not stale, decades-old accusations.

Cam Newton's side job -- hosting and producing a kids show for Nickelodeon -- could be in jeopardy ... because the show was allegedly ripped off from a children's author.

The author, Nick Katsoris, just filed a lawsuit over "I Wanna Be" ... the show where the Carolina Panthers superstar QB will help kids make their dreams come true. In his suit, Katsoris says he went to Nickelodeon twice to pitch a show based on his 2007 "Dream Day Contest."

The contest featured a character called Loukoumi the Lamb -- from his series of books -- and asked kids to finish the phrase, "I WANT TO BE A _____ BECAUSE ..."

According to the suit, Katsoris hired talent agency IMG to produce a reality show special, which aired on FOX in October 2014.

He then pitched it to Nickelodeon in July 2015, and then a couple months later ... the network announced it was doing "I Wanna Be" with Cam, an IMG client.

Katsoris says they merely swapped "Loukoumi for Cam Newton." He wants the court to block Nickelodeon and IMG from using the title, and to stop the release of the show later this year.

Remember Leryn Franco -- the Paraguayan javelin thrower who finished 51st but was voted hottest athlete at the 2008 Beijing Olympics? Maybe these super hot pics will jog your memory.

Leryn resurfaced Thursday on a beach in Miami.

They should make paddle ball an Olympic sport ... she definitely qualifies.

USC is blasting fired football coach Steve Sarkisian in new legal docs ... saying he lied to the school about his battles with the the bottle.

Roy Halladay is firing back at his hero-turned-nemesis, Roger Clemens ... telling TMZ Sports he wasn't a cheater, and Clemens is just trying to deflect.

The former Blue Jays teammates started warring because Halladay tweeted "No Clemens no Bonds" -- due to their alleged steroid use -- the night before the latest Hall of Fame inductees were announced.

Clemens responded by accusing Halladay of "using amphetamines" when they were in Toronto. Roy flatly denies it, and points out Roger is the only person to ever accuse him of using illegal drugs.

“I grew up a huge Clemens fan. Getting to play with him, he became a role model. When I heard that he had cheated, it was like finding out Santa Claus wasn’t real all over again to me.”

Rabid Patriots fan Mark Wahlberg has a tip for his QB and friend, Tom Brady ... do NOT run for public office -- a lesson he might end up learning from Donald Trump.

Mark was leaving The Palm restaurant in Bev Hills when we asked if he thought Brady's backing of Trump might actually sway New England voters.

Check it out ... fair to say, Wahlberg is NOT confident in Brady's ability to close. In politics, anyway.

Raiders, Rams and Chargers fans up in arms about their teams trying to bolt to Los Angeles are looking at this the wrong way ... according to former NFL star Eric Davis.

Davis won a Super Bowl with the 49ers, so he's up on Bay Area fans -- and we asked if Oakland's Raider Nation might jump to the other team in town if the Silver and Black head south again. It's the question millions of fans in St. Louis (who've also been through this before) and San Diego are asking themselves right now.

Well, check out ED's answer ... it might calm nerves in all 3 cities. In a nutshell -- rep your team, not your city.

The Houston Texans won the AFC South this past weekend ... but let's face it, that probably won't make your Thursday any better.

The Texans Cheerleaders celebrated the division title by gathering in the locker room for the cutest, sexiest, post game victory dance party in NFL history.

And guys (and some ladies) ... we think that will DEFINITELY get your Thursday off to the right start.

Ronda Rousey's confidence is back to champion form, and TMZ Sports has the hard evidence -- Ronda sporting NOTHING but body paint on a Caribbean beach!

The ex-UFC champ is doing a photo shoot for S.I.'s upcoming Swimsuit Issue on Petite Martinique island, off the coast of Grenada. We checked, and what looks like a swimsuit ... is just paint.

As you can imagine, Ronda's shoot on a public beach drew plenty of attention ... hence these pics.

James Harden has good reason to be pissed about a fan flashing a laser in his eye, because he could've had Kenny Smith's experience instead -- in fact, he WISHES he did ... trust us.

We got "The Jet" at LAX and broke down the Harden incident -- a Utah Jazz fan hit him with a laser pointer during free throws. It reminded Kenny about his own run-in with a fan hell bent on messing up his game when he was playing at North Carolina.

"It's a one point game, girl comes up in a trench coat, and ..."

Watch the clip to see how it turned out. Yes, there were boobs involved.

As for the NBA dropping the hammer on the fan who lasered Harden -- Kenny explained why "Adam Silver doesn't play!"

Johnny Manziel's wigged-out Las Vegas adventure is not just urban legend -- it's now a major windfall for the makers of some clever new Manziel gear.

Andre Iguodala doesn't need any specifics about where his 6-year-old daughter lives -- as long as she stays in the nice, safe, white neighborhood she's in now ... this according to Andre himself.

The Golden State Warriors star didn't have much to say when he got him outside the L.A. courthouse, after he testified in his child support battle with baby mama Clayanna Warthen. Her attorney asked Andre if he'd spent any time inside the Sherman Oaks, CA apartment where she and the daughter, London live now.

His priceless response -- he's sure it's a good home because "he sees white people walking around, and in his experience that means it's pretty safe." We're told he was joking, and the judge even laughed.

Andre was also asked about Warthen's claim ... that he didn't want London playing basketball because she'll become a lesbian. Iguodala clarified that he knows WNBA players who are lesbians, and he simply didn't want his daughter to experience "the same struggles" they have.

Former Ultimate Fighter champ Julianna Peña got into a bar brawl with a bunch of guys -- and it got so out of control ... blood was all over the place.

911 callers reported the bantamweight fighter and her trainer Josh Gow were taking on security guards at Zola's in Spokane on Dec. 20. The audio is pretty brutal ... you can actually hear the fight still going behind a caller who said, "They're wiping their bloody faces on the door."

According to cops, Peña and Gow had actually gotten into a fight at a different bar -- with 20 people throwing fists -- and then bolted to Zola's. Security there refused to let them in because it was past closing time.

Cops say Peña -- who won Ultimate Fighter 18 in 2013 -- lunged toward bouncers who were trying to keep them out. She allegedly busted out some MMA moves, kicking 2 of them in the groin.

Samuel L. Jackson says there's no way around it ... Donald Trump's 100% lying about never having played a game of golf with him.

Jackson brushed off Trump's diss at LAX Wednesday. The presidential candidate panned the actor earlier in the day -- denying they ever played golf together at his golf club and trashing his acting.

The whole thing started when Jackson said in an interview he played a round with Trump and accused him of being a cheater on the links.

"Blackish" actor Anthony Anderson jumped to Jackson's defense, saying he'd been part of the golf outing and the two even enjoyed shrimp and hot dogs with The Donald!!

Jackson tells us he's not trying to bring Trump down, but he can't ignore the lie ... saying there's even a trail of proof, including a receipt from the lunch.

We now have proof ... Odell Beckham Jr. has the skills to follow in the giant footsteps of Shaquille O'Neal ... 'cause the guy laid down an impressive freestyle rap in the middle of a party.

Golden State Warriors star Andre Iguodala is on the stand in L.A. to testify in his child support battle with baby mama Clayanna Warthen.

Warthen is looking for $58k per month, up from the $16k Iguodala is paying right now to support their 6-year-old daughter London.

Over the last 2 days, Warthen's testified she needs the increase to pay for more extracurricular activities for London, who she says is a genius with a 151 IQ. She says the money will cover horseback riding, piano lessons, and a vocal coach for their daughter.

Andre's lawyer grilled Warthen about receipts -- she says she throws away most of them, and usually pays for things with cash. She also said all the support money is spent on the little girl ... even though some of the expenses include Sephora makeup and Victoria's Secret.

She was also questioned about the $150k she admits investing in a marketing company called LOC. Iguodala's lawyers said that company has been investigated for drug trafficking, but Warthen said she was unaware of that.

Andre's side thinks Warthen is just trying to take him to the cleaners, while she claims Andre's been neglecting their daughter by not spending enough time with her.