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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft was in NYC Tuesday night -- so, we had to ask the question everyone wants to know ... "How's Jimmy Garoppolo doing?"

Kraft answered the question positively -- but when we asked if Tom Brady was mentoring his backup QB, Bob just smiled.

Jimmy is all set to start the first 4 games of the season while Tom serves his suspension -- and while Kraft wasn't exactly Mr. Chatty ... Rob Gronkowski recently praised the kid.

"He’s taken a big step over the past two years," Gronk told SiriusXM's "Movin' the Chains."

She's 6'2", 238 lbs and a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation Hall of Famer -- but Gabi Garcia says she's willing to fight a MAN if she can't find a worthy female opponent.

Garcia is 2-0 in the Rizin Fighting Federation -- but tells TMZ Sports her people are having a hard time finding a woman who's willing to take her on in the cage.

So, Gabi (alongside her trainer, Babalu Sobral) told us they're open to a real-life battle of the sexes -- if it comes to that.

Our sources tell us ... there's been talk of a Gabi vs. Man fight in Japan -- but so far, it's not a done deal.

In the meantime, take a look at her workout session ... it's pretty obvious why everyone's scared.

Screw hotels, the Team USA basketball squad is staying on a massive cruise ship during their stint in Brazil ... complete with round the clock security and a bulletproof security wall!!

Both the men's and women's team are staying on a 16,800 ton behemoth called the Silver Cloud -- a luxury liner that features a pool, gym, cigar lounge, bar ... the works!

So ... why?

A rep for Team USA tells TMZ Sports, "Hotel rooms were scarce in Rio, we ended up getting some rooms on the ship for our teams."

"This is not something new, in 2004 we stayed on a ship for the Athens Olympics. The U.S. men’s and women’s basketball teams are not the only guests on the ship, there are others outside the organization."

Interesting note -- some of the rooms were replaced with 7-foot beds to accommodate the massive stars ... so says the Daily Mail.

The only thing left is to cruise to gold medal ...

The Summer Olympics in Rio are less than a week away, but the hottest contest down there is Miss Bumbum 2016 -- and all signs point to a stiff competition.

NFL quarterback Tarvaris Jackson will NOT be prosecuted for allegedly pulling a loaded gun on his wife and threatening to shoot her ... TMZ Sports has learned.

33-year-old Jackson was initially charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after he allegedly pointed a loaded gun at his wife during a fight in Florida on June 24th.

When cops arrived to the scene, they found the gun -- and according to the police report, Jackson admitted to saying he should shoot his wife ... who he claimed had threatened him with a knife.

But according to new court docs filed in Florida, the Assistant State Attorney says there's just not enough evidence to get a conviction if the case moved forward.

"From the investigation which has been made, it is the opinion of the writer that this case is not suitable for prosecution."

JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers are having an awesome first day as a publicly engaged couple ... but now they're off to face her parents.

We caught the love birds Tuesday leaving ABC Studios in NYC and they're still all over each other after the 'Bachelorette' finale ... where JoJo said "Yes" to the proposal from Aaron Rodgers' little bro.

She says they're heading to Dallas, where we're guessing Jordan's gonna have a much different convo with JoJo's dad than the one produced for TV.

Check out the vid ... JoJo's clearly running the show.

Just sit there and look pretty, Jordan.

Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony sipped vino and puffed cigars at an Olympics send-off party Monday night in Houston ... oh, and they got super fancy watches worth over TEN GRAND each!!

The guys at Haute Time and Avion tequila threw the party for Melo and KD (DeAndre Jordan was also there) at a Houston mansion last night after Team USA dismantled Nigeria.

The alcohol, smokes, and fancy food (Chicken Chasseur and Sacher Torte) weren't even the best part ... the highlight was the $27k luxury Hublot watches.

Melo got hooked up with a Big Bang Unico Titanium Bracelet (retails for about $17k) ... and Durant a Classic Fusion Titanium King Gold (about $10k).

Team USA's flying to Brazil Tuesday ... before playing China on Saturday.

It's time to play "Shade or No Shade" ... this time featuring Michael Jordan ... who says if he had it his way, it'd be Blake Griffin starring in "Space Jam 2" ... NOT LEBRON JAMES.

It all went down at Michael's Jordan's Flight School ... the basketball camp MJ held this weekend ... when someone asked him what he thought of "Space Jam" getting a sequel in theaters.

The sequel is of course starring LeBron James ... which makes sense to most 'cause the guy happens to be the best player on the planet right now.

Count Michael out of that most ... he says if it was up to him it'd be Blake Griffin ... a guy we all know is good on-screen and just happens to be one of MJ's Jordan Brand athletes.

Check out the clip and answer the question ... Shade or No Shade?

Lewis Hamilton is having a great time in Barbados.

Here's the Formula One champ thrusting around the Crop Over festival with a couple of scantily clad lady friends.

Usain Bolt would be proud ...

Luke Rockhold says the UFC needs to do something drastic to end the cheating -- telling TMZ Sports, "I'm just tired of talking about it over and over again and nothing happens."

Rockhold says people have short memories when it comes to cheating in MMA -- and said Anderson Silva is the perfect example.

"Everyone is gonna beat down Jon Jones ... and they're gonna cheer Anderson Silva after coming back from testing positive."

FYI, Silva received a 1 year suspension last year after testing positive for a PED at UFC 183.

So, what's the solution?

"They need to implement the full 2 year ban at least. 4 years would really scare a person because it would take away a career."

Interesting situation in Chicago ... with Kyrie Irving hugging it out with his ex-girlfriend, Kehlani ... the first time they've been seen together in months.

It all went down Friday night -- the two met up where Kehlani was staying and spent some quality time together. They were smiling, hugging and acting friendly.

Kyrie and Kehlani broke up back in March -- and she rebounded with her singer ex-boyfriend, PartyNextDoor.

Pissed off fans accused Kehlani of cheating on Kyrie (which she denied) -- but she was so distraught, she tried to kill herself. At the time, Kyrie defended Kehlani.

But the situation in Chicago is not a complete romantic reconciliation -- a rep for Kehlani tells TMZ Sports, "They are only friends, not back together."

"Things ended bad and they hadn't had an opportunity to see each other ... and they wanted to meet up face to face and make peace."

Formula One champ Lewis Hamilton is having a GREAT day -- partying in Barbados with a half naked Chanel Iman ... who's stealing the show at one of the hottest festivals in the world!

It goes down in the DM ... at least, that's how it went down with Cristiano Ronaldo, who social media pimped his way into a hangout session with Casi Davis, TMZ Sports has learned.

Shannon Briggs is declaring war on boxing champ David Haye -- claiming the guy's a "sucka" who weaseled his way out of a heavyweight fight ... because he's scared.

Briggs says Haye PROMISED him a bout if he fought on the undercard of Haye's last fight -- so Briggs did (and won) ... and now he wants to collect.

Problem is, Haye's running ... and Briggs is calling him out.

"He's a SUCKA ... he's not a real fighter! He's going back on his word."

In fact, Briggs chased Haye down at the Carl Frampton fight in Brooklyn over the weekend -- but Haye couldn't even look him in the face to talk like a man.

Now, Briggs is calling out the ENTIRE heavyweight division -- saying he'll fight ANYONE, ANYTIME.

#LetsGoChamp

Two big winners in the Rodgers family now ... because Aaron's brother, Jordan, won "The Bachelorette" Monday night and got engaged right on the show.

Jordan was a favorite from the beginning ... and on the season finale, he popped the question to JoJo Fletcher ... and she said "Yes!"

It's probably news to Aaron who proudly proclaimed he didn't watch the show.

Earlier in the season, Jordan revealed that he's not on speaking terms with Aaron -- and neither are his parents. Aaron famously no-showed to the hometown date.

No word on when Jordan and JoJo plan to tie the knot -- the big question ... will Aaron get an invite?

The guy behind the Kim Kardashian sex tape says he wants a piece of Draymond Green -- saying he was so impressed with Dray's monster penis, he's offered the guy a 6-figure porn deal!