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Michael Vitar, "The Sandlot" star who played Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez, walked into an L.A. court and entered a not guilty plea in the beatdown of a college kid.

Vitar, who quit acting to be a firefighter and the 2 other alleged assailants were all in court to enter their pleas. The other two also pleaded not guilty.

We broke the story, Vitar was charged with felony assault for allegedly attacking Samuel Chang, a 23-year-old UCSB student on Halloween last year.

Vitar and his co-defendants are due back in court in March.

Kristin Cavallari was taken to a hospital outside Chicago after a car wreck.

Sources close to the reality star say she was in a vehicle that was struck by another driver Thursday afternoon. A witness tells us Cavallari's husband, Jay Cutler, showed up at the hospital shortly after she got there.

We're told Kristin's injuries aren't serious but she's sore. Her 3 kids weren't with her during the accident -- our source says cops are at the hospital to take a report.

A former college football star -- who later became a police officer -- has just been sentenced to 263 years behind bars for raping several black women while on patrol in Oklahoma City.

Daniel Holtzclaw was a pretty damn good linebacker at Eastern Michigan from 2005 to 2008 and later got a tryout with the Detroit Lions ... though he didn't make the squad.

But he turned out to be a very bad guy ... and Thursday, he was hit with a life sentence after he was found guilty on 18 counts of raping and sexually abusing at least 8 women while on patrol as a cop.

Prosecutors say Holtzclaw preyed on women in a low-income neighborhood in OKC -- would search them for illegal drugs -- and then rape them ... while threatening to arrest them if they said anything.

One of the victims was only 17.

Seems some of the biggest sports stars in Dallas want Johnny Manziel to come to the Big D -- with Chandler Parsons and Tyler Seguin hangin' with the QB at a Mike Stud show Wednesday night.

The Mavs star, the Stars player and Manziel all hit up Trees Dallas to see the rapper in action -- and we're told NY Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard was also part of the group ... along with Drake's OVO crew member, Ryan Silverstein.

Don't worry ... we're told everyone was on their best behavior -- no trouble, no problems.

10:42 AM PT -- The State Attorney released a memo explaining its decision to not file charges -- and in the note, revealed several details from the investigation.

One of the interesting notes ... investigators say Chapman admitted to injuring his hand (didn't say which hand) when he punched a car window following an argument with his GF that night.

The document does not explain the extent of the injury.

Chapman also told investigators he did NOT punch his GF during the argument -- but rather "poked her on the left shoulder and told her not to talk to him like that."

As for the gun, prosecutors say no one ever actually saw Chapman fire the gun -- but even if he did, it was on his private property and didn't violate any Florida laws.

NY Yankees pitcher Aroldis Chapman will NOT be prosecuted for an alleged domestic violence incident involving his girlfriend back in October ... TMZ Sports has confirmed.

As we previously reported, Chapman's girlfriend told police he attacked her on Oct. 30th -- choking and pushing her -- after she got suspicious about something on his cell phone. Chapman allegedly went to his garage and fired off several rounds by himself, but no one was hit.

We're told the case was kicked over to the Florida State Attorney's office for review -- but officials tell TMZ Sports ... prosecutors ultimately decided not to move forward with criminal charges against 27-year-old Chapman because there was not enough evidence to get a conviction.

After the allegations went public, the NY Yankees signed Chapman -- with owner Hal Steinbrenner saying he believes the pitcher is "innocent until proven otherwise."

Snoop Dogg says he has a strict NO POT POLICY when it comes to coaching in his youth football league ... and it's all because one of the players once called him out for being high.

Snoop opened up about the situation on "Kocktails with Khloe" on FYI Wednesday night ... saying, he was so affected when the kid called him out, he implemented a self-ban on the green stuff when he's around the kids.

"I went to practice high one day and one of the kids said 'coach, you smell like my momma's boyfriend.' And I had to check myself and I stopped smoking from that day for 180 days straight."

A Premier League soccer player reportedly smashed his Lamborghini into a garden in England this week -- after sideswiping a Mini -- but remarkably, he's okay.

According to several local reports, the guy behind the wheel was Diafra Sakho -- a striker for West Ham United.

26-year-old Sakho reportedly lost control of the Lambo around 9 PM on Sunday night and ended up in the garden of a home in Hornchurch, Essex.

The homeowner described the scene to local media outlets ... saying, "At around nine o'clock last night we heard it going up the road, it was unmistakable - it's a racing car isn't it?"

"We heard it accelerate and then just heard a big bang, like an explosion and a thud -- that's when I walked out. Lucky there was no one about. Lucky no one was hurt."

He's one of the greatest Italian soccer players ever ... and super rich so he can eat at the best restaurants in the world ... so we had to ask Alessandro Del Piero -- whatcha think of Olive Garden?

FYI -- ADP is a futbol god who led Italy to a World Cup victory back in 2006 ... and is widely considered one of the best players of his generation.

He's also a big fan of Italian cuisine.

So, we put Olive Garden to the test ... and apparently, it's got the authentic stamp of approval!

Maybe he can double date with Kobe?

Former NFL tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. says he's ready to return to the league -- 3 years after he stepped away from the game.

The 32-year-old ex-Pro Bowler has been focused on cycling since he left the league in 2013 -- and previously told TMZ Sports he was training like a maniac in the hopes of turning pro.

But Winslow clearly misses the gridiron ... and tweeted, "I'm putting my life's work into this comeback. #LoveDaGame #NFL."

A rep for Winslow confirmed the comeback is in full swing.

Good luck.

Andy Reid could finally get some help in the clock management department -- lord knows he needs it after last week's debacle -- and it's all thanks to one of the most famous watchmakers in the world.

The KC Chiefs coach has been under fire since the Patriots game for taking FOREVER to move the ball in the final 6 minutes of the game ... even though they were down by 14 points.

Now, a rep for Casio tells us they want to help.

"We, at Casio, couldn't help but notice how crucial time management is during the intense fourth quarter of a NFL playoff game, and with that said we would like to offer you our brand new G-SHOCK GA201RD-4A timepiece."

"We feel the stopwatch feature, countdown timer and digital watch face will be extremely beneficial for you and your staff during practices and games."

We would love to assist the Chiefs anyway we can for the 2016 season and we hope you take us up on our offer."

Another NBA guy says the Kobe Bryant farewell tour won't last -- with Glen "Big Baby" Davis telling TMZ Sports he believes Kenny Smith ... who says Kobe will probably be back in the league next year.

Smith previously told us Kobe will likely pull a Jordan and try to come back when his body heals up -- because he'll simply miss the game too much.

And Wednesday night, Davis told us he's on board with the conspiracy theory ... "I believe Kenny most definitely."

We'll see ...

USC could have a new rival -- the L.A. Rams -- with players from the basketball team telling us they're not exactly pumped for the team to move to town ... 'cause they might steal all their chicks!

This video is pretty funny ... both Malik Martin and Chimezie Metu explaining why the Rams could screw up the good thing USC has going for it right now ... plus, they're really worried about traffic.

Jeremy Renner's had tons of kickass roles in Hollywood -- from 'Avengers' to 'Mission Impossible' and the 'Bourne Legacy' -- but he still won't step in a boxing ring ... with Usher.

Renner's next role is playing a boxer in a Marciano biopic, but he's got a completely different idea for the leg work than Usher's two-a-days to play Sugar Ray Leonard.

Think ... Popeye.

Several of Lawrence Phillips' former college and pro teammates are expected to fly to California for the running back's funeral this weekend ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Multiple people who were close with Phillips tell us ... the funeral is set for Saturday morning with a tribute to the ex-NFL star set to follow at a restaurant owned by another former Rams player, Tony Zendejas.

We spoke with the former Rams kicker who never played on the same team as Lawrence -- but they had several mutual friends -- and Tony says he feels compelled to help pay tribute to Phillips.

We're told Tony reached out to the family and offered to host the event at his restaurant in San Dimas -- the family accepted the offer.

Conor McGregor is still FUMING at Floyd Mayweather for dragging him into a conversation about racism -- saying, "There's people buried in the desert for less than that."

Of course, Mayweather made headlines earlier this month for using McGregor to make a point about racism in combat sports.

"They say [McGregor] talks a lot of trash and people praise him for it, but when I did it, they say I'm cocky and arrogant ... so biased! Like I said before, all I'm saying is this, I ain't racist at all, but I'm telling you racism still exists."