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How talented is Mike Tyson's daughter Milan at tennis? So talented that an ex-tennis star says he'd be willing to take the little crusher under his wing ... and train her to be the next Serena.

Former Wimbledon champ Goran Ivanisevic was in L.A. when we showed him some video of 7-year-old Milan flashing her skills ... and asked if he thought she had the goods.

Goran knows talent ... he currently coaches Croatian star Marin Cilic and was in his corner when Cilic took home the 2014 U.S. Open championship.

Ivanisevic liked what he saw ... saying he'd definitely be willing to give the little tyke some tutelage ... if Mike and Milan are willing to make the short trip over to Croatia.

Hey Mike ... buy a coat, make the trip.

Lee Reherman -- aka Hawk -- had a strange, metallic taste in his mouth just hours before his death, sources close to the former "American Gladiators" actor tell TMZ.

We're told Lee's girlfriend urged him to go to the ER late Monday night when he began complaining about the metal-y taste.

A rep for Lee confirms he declined to seek medical attention, hoping to sleep it off. His girlfriend left the room to take a shower later that night and when she came back into the room, Lee had passed.

The actor's death seemed to come from out of the blue. We're told he'd been feeling great after his recent hip surgery and even began hitting the gym again.

Future HATED when Russell Wilson was pushing his kid in a stroller -- so how do you think he's going feel after seeing the QB taking the kid on a flight Tuesday ... without Ciara?!

Lakers star Nick Young was pulled over in Hollywood Monday night -- after cops say he was bumping his music too loud in a rental car ... TMZ Sports has learned.

But during the stop, Young claims the cops took a cheap shot at the Lakers ... though, it's not like they lied.

Here's what we know ... cops say Young was going down the street playing his music too loud -- and didn't have license plates on the car.

He was pulled over by a police vehicle -- and we're told another unit that happened to be close by saw the stop and went over as backup.

Law enforcement tells TMZ Sports Young was cited and went along his way without incident -- but Young claims the didn't leave without taking a parting shot at his team.

"After everything was over one of them (police) going to say (y'all suck) so I replied back like it ain't lookin to good for y'all neither."

Howard Stern says THIS is the single greatest prank call his crew has ever pulled off -- a Peyton Manning impersonator hit up a sports talk show ... and what happened next was epic.

The hosts believed they had the real QB on the line started off by asking about the Super Bowl -- to which "Peyton" replied ... "Cam Newton is a little cry baby bitch."

It gets crazier and crazier from there ... and Howard played the whole thing Tuesday morning on his show on SiriusXM.

Erin Andrews wept openly on the witness stand as she described how the illegal peep hole video recording destroyed her professionally and personally.

During her 2nd day of testimony, Erin talked about how the video -- secretly shot by Michael David Barrett -- made her distrusting and obsessed with checking the Internet. She broke down in tears when asked about how it's affected her relationship with NHL star Jarret Stoll.

Erin said, "He didn't know me before this happened. I think he would've loved the girl more that was there before this happened, and I feel very guilty about that."

The FOX Sports and "Dancing With the Stars" host is suing Marriott and Barrett for $75 million.

Lee Reherman ... who was Hawk on "American Gladiators" ... was found dead in his house Tuesday morning, TMZ has learned.

Reherman's rep says the actor's girlfriend found him in their Manhattan Beach, CA home. The rep says 49-year-old Reherman had been complaining about "not feeling well" in the last week. He was also recovering from hip replacement surgery several weeks ago.

Reherman most recently played a secret service agent on the TV show, "The First Family" -- and guest roles on tons of other TV shows including, "Jane The Virgin," 'X-Files' and "NCIS." But he was best known as Hawk.

Cause of death is unclear at this point, but law enforcement sources tell us there's no initial sign of foul play.

NY Yankees pitcher Aroldis Chapman has been suspended 30 games for his role in an alleged domestic violence incident involving his GF ... and will lose roughly $1.7 MILLION in salary.

As we previously reported, Chapman's girlfriend claimed he pushed and choked her during an argument back in October ... then went to the garage and fired several shots into the wall.

Chapman denied wrongdoing (though admitted to "poking her" in the shoulder) -- and was NOT charged with a crime ... but the MLB decided there was enough evidence to punish Chapman under the league's domestic violence policy.

Chapman issued a statement saying, "Today, I accepted a 30 game suspension from Major League Baseball resulting from my actions on October 30, 2015."

"I want to be clear, I did not in any way harm my girlfriend that evening. However, I should have exercised better judgment with respect to certain actions, and for that I am sorry."

"The decision to accept a suspension, as opposed to appealing one, was made after careful consideration."

"I made this decision in an effort to minimize the distractions that an appeal would cause the Yankees, my new teammates and most importantly, my family. I have learned from this matter, and I look forward to being part of the Yankees’ quest for a 28th World Series title."

Johnny Manziel needs to cut the crap -- and follow Michael Phelps' lead when it comes to turning his life around ... so says swimming legend Diana Nyad.

The former "Dancing with the Stars" contestant says she's tight with Michael's mom -- and knows how hard Phelps and his family worked to stop his life from spiraling out of control following a string of bad decisions.

But Nyad says Phelps was able to turn things around ... and Manziel should rip a page from his book before it's too late.

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft just PRAISED Donald Trump -- saying the guy is one of his closest friends in the world ... but stopped short of an official endorsement.

Kraft -- who supported Obama in 2012 -- issued a glowing statement about Trump to the Boston Globe ... saying he's been a "very close friend of mine for over two decades."

"While I am not comfortable discussing politics publicly, I am very comfortable talking about my friendships with people who happen to be in politics."

Kraft noted the two of them had "a lot of fun together socially, including a very memorable evening in 2005 when I had the privilege of being at his and Melania’s wedding."

But Kraft says the friendship is deeper than partying together ... saying Trump showed his true colors as a friend after Robert's wife Myra passed away in 2011.

"After my wife passed in 2011, he was one of the few people who went out of their way and went above and beyond to assist me through the most difficult time in my life."

"I will always be grateful to him for his thoughtfulness and his continued friendship."

L.A. Dodgers pitcher Josh Ravin SNAPPED his non-pitching arm in a car crash in Arizona on Monday -- and will require surgery ... and TMZ Sports has photos of the nasty injury.

We spoke with Ravin who tells us ... he was behind the wheel in his car when traffic suddenly came to a stop and his first instinct was to swerve to avoid hitting the car in front of him.

Problem is ... he went into oncoming traffic and collided with another vehicle.

Ravin says he believes he was only going around 20 mph at the time of the crash -- but the impact was hard enough that it snapped his left arm.

Ravin says he was told at the scene that the person in the other vehicle is also okay ... thank goodness.

As for Ravin's injury -- we're told he'll undergo surgery to get a plate and screws put in his arm. He's expected to miss between 6 to 8 weeks.

It's been a rough month for Ravin -- who missed time with the flu and strep throat in February.

Bret Hart kicked his cancer right in the face -- and has essentially defeated the illness ... so says Bret's good friend and fellow wrestling legend Jim Ross.

Ross appeared on "The Gunz Show" on Idobi / 77 WABC Radio and said he was recently texting with Hart -- who announced last month that he had been battling prostate cancer.

"They removed the cancer by removing his prostate," Ross said ... "His cancer is a non-issue now, thank god."

Ross added, "All issues are resolved and addressed ... so that's the good news about Bret Hart."

Conor McGregor rolled into a megafan's L.A. apartment this week -- after seeing a cardboard cutout of himself on the guy's balcony ... and the fan was so blown away, he could barely hold himself together.

Conor was driving to the gym when he noticed the cutout (which was displayed along with an Irish flag) -- and screamed up to the guy that he would drop in.

What ensues is pretty awesome ... you gotta watch the clip.

As for Conor's opponent at UFC 196 (which goes down March 5th in Vegas) -- we also got video of Nate Diaz in a recent training session ... acknowledging that he might get "merked."

It's pretty revealing footage ... Diaz knows McGregor is a dangerous guy -- but warns Conor not to underestimate him.

One last thing ... check out this video of McGregor hitting up Rodeo Drive in Bev Hills after tooling around in his Lambo -- dude LOVES to be rich!!!

Watch UFC 196 – McGregor vs. Diaz – Live on PPV on Saturday, March 5.

Floyd Mayweather stopped a media tour dead in its tracks to shout-out a 15-year-old prodigy who's taking the boxing world by storm ... and Floyd says he could be the next Money Team fighter!

Mayweather was at the W Hotel in D.C. when he noticed Lorenzo "Truck" Simpson in the crowd ... and stopped an interview to call out the kid.

"I see it, that kid can fight!"

Turns out, his instincts were right ... Truck reportedly has a 145-2 record as an amateur and has SIX National Silver Gloves titles under his belt.

In the clip, Floyd said he wants to sign Truck "when he gets a little older" -- explaining, "Everything takes time. We ain't worry about that. We'll get there."

Afterward, Mayweather issued a statement to TMZ Sports saying, "[Truck] is a great amateur fighter. His is only 15 right now but I look forward to working with him when he turns 18."

NY Mets star Yoenis Cespedes was back in the saddle at spring training Monday ... riding a HORSE to the ballpark with pitcher Noah Syndergaard.

He's already flossed a tricked out Polaris, a tricked out Lambo, a tricked out Jeep and a customized truck ... so why not a horse?

A former UFC fighter and his son were both shot during an armed robbery in Oklahoma Monday night outside of the gym where they were working out ... but both men are expected to survive.

Mikey Burnett -- who last fought for the UFC in 1999 -- was leaving the gym around 7:30 PM when he was approached by two men ... at least one of whom was armed.

Officials say Mikey's 18-year-old son saw the robbery and tried to fight off one of the robbers -- during the struggle, Mikey was shot multiple times in the abdomen. His son, Freddie, was shot in the leg.

Cops say the suspects ran off and fled in a nearby vehicle.

No arrests have been made -- but officials say there is a ton of security footage and a bunch of witnesses.

Mikey has undergone surgery and is expected to recover.