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It pays to make out with Cristiano Ronaldo ... 'cause just days after her Miami romp with CR7 ... a huge underwear company wants IG model Casi Davis to take her clothes off ... and put their skivvies on.

The guys over at Ethika Underwear -- a brand rocked by huge celebs like The Game, Nicki Minaj, and Klay Thompson -- fired off a letter to Casi, offering her a spot on their team as a model and brand ambassador.

"After seeing the photos of you and Cristiano Ronaldo, our team did some research and took notice of how into fitness you are ... We think you would fit perfectly with the rest of the major athletes, models and ambassadors we work with."

We called Danny Evans ... VP of marketing for Ethika after we got the letter and he confirmed ... they're totally serious.

"We think she would be a great look for both the performance and lifestyle underwear lines."

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL Casi!!!

Aaron Rodgers' brother says it's "unfortunate" the way "The Bachelorette" featured the rift between his family and the NFL star on the show ... saying the coverage hurt his family.

Luke Rodgers -- the oldest of the Rodgers brothers -- appeared on "TMZ Sports" (airs Wednesday night on FS1) ... and says the fact producers continued to inject Aaron into the show rubbed him the wrong way.

The good news ... Luke says the love between his bro, Jordan Rodgers, and JoJo Fletcher is 100% LEGIT -- telling us, "I've never seen my brother so happy."

WNBA superstar Elena Delle Donne -- the reigning MVP of the league -- has come out publicly for the first time ... revealing in a piece for Vogue magazine she's engaged to a woman.

E.D.D. had never addressed her sexuality in public before ... but in the Vogue piece acknowledges her fiancee Amanda Clifton ... with whom she lives.

It should be noted that Delle Donne and Clifton haven't been shy about being seen together ... regularly posing for pics on social media.

Delle Donne is currently in Rio to dominate the rest of the basketball world with Team USA and we only have one thing to say to her ...

President Obama is now officially the hero of Demaryius Thomas' family after cutting the wide receiver's grandmother a huge break on her life sentence.

Minnie Pearl Thomas is one of the 214 prisoners who got their prison sentences commuted by the Prez on Wednesday. Minnie got sentenced to life in prison in 2000 for running a cocaine distribution ring, but now she's set to be released Dec. 1 ... thanks to Obama.

Demaryius said this "Couldn't be a better day" ... as he gave the President a shout-out for giving families like his "second chances."

Abby Wambach says she's been "totally sober" since her DUI arrest in April -- telling TMZ Sports she's learned from her mistake and doesn't plan to repeat it.

As we previously reported, the Team USA soccer legend blew a .13 during her April 2nd arrest in Portland -- and later pled guilty to driving under the influence of intoxicants.

She immediately took responsibility for the incident -- and vowed to be a better role model.

Well, we got Abby at LAX -- and she essentially told us the DUI was a teachable moment ... saying, "You live and you learn."

As for the complete sobriety -- the judge will be very happy to hear that ... since he asked her to abstain from booze while she's in her 1 year court-ordered diversion program.

Is it even fair anymore?

Chad Johnson's 11-year-old daughter Cha'iel just ran away with yet another gold medal in the 800m Jr. Olympic Finals in Houston ... defending her title from a year ago.

Cha'iel crossed the finish line with a time of 2:19:60 at the AAU Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships ... a full 2 seconds faster than the 2nd place finisher and almost 8 seconds faster than her time last year.

But that's not all ... Cha'iel has a chance to go for gold in the 400m on Thursday. She finished with the best time (1:00.35) in the semifinals.

Good luck! Not like she needs it ...

Here's video of Roy Jones Jr.'s kid, Roy III, using his dad-given athletic ability ... but NOT in a boxing ring ... 'cause it turns out the kid is an absolute terror on the hoops court.

16-year-old Roy III is a junior at Pine Forest and by the looks of his highlight video he's doing the same thing to his HS competition that his pops did to his foes in the ring ... making them look silly.

It's not just flash though ... kid's got the numbers to back it up ... averaging 14.1 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 1.6 assists per game this past season. We're told he's gotten interest from several colleges.

FYI -- Papa Roy used to get a little hoop himself ... famously playing in a pro basketball game THE SAME DAY he defended his super middleweight title.

WWE Hall of Famer "Superstar" Billy Graham has been hospitalized after doctors say he was bleeding internally ... but he's now in stable condition.

The 73-year-old legend -- who famously trained as a bodybuilder with Arnold Schwarzenegger -- was taken to the hospital late Tuesday night.

Billy's son, Joseph Miluso, told ProWrestlingSheet the bleeding is now under control and his father is expected to make a full recovery.

Billy's daughter told PWS that Graham is in stable condition.

#GetWellSoonBrother

A big pre-season victory for Seattle Seahawks cornerback Brandon Browner -- who will NOT be prosecuted for allegedly attacking his baby mama's father last month ... TMZ Sports has learned.

We broke the story ... cops were investigating Browner after the alleged victim claimed he was in a heated argument with the NFL player, who became violent. Browner allegedly left the scene in his white Bentley before cops arrived.

But according to new court docs obtained by TMZ Sports, the investigation hit a major roadblock -- because officials could not locate or interview Browner ... and the witnesses suddenly became uncooperative.

The L.A. County District Attorney's office ultimately decided they didn't have the goods to get a conviction -- and declined to move forward with charges.

"Damn ... I still can't believe that kid is dead" -- Conor McGregor.

The UFC superstar is opening up about the death of Portuguese MMA fighter Joao Carvalho -- who died from injuries he sustained during a fight in Dublin back in April.

Conor was cageside at the fight ... since Joao's opponent was McGregor's training teammate, Charlie Ward. Conor and Charlie had been working out together at the Straight Blast Gym in Ireland.

"It's f****d up," Conor said to Men's Health magazine ... "I wasn't just watching that fight. I helped train a guy to kill someone, and then someone wound up dying."

"This is a f*****g dangerous game. People call it a sport, but it's fighting. I'm just making sure it ain't me. And that's f****d up."

Tom Brady turns 39 today ... and his wife, Gisele, honored the QB with a heartfelt personal message ... on Instagram.

"Happy Birthday my love! We miss you and wish we could be with you today," Gisele wrote.

"Sending you all our love. May this year bring you so much joy and fulfillment. We love you!!"

Soccer superstar Neymar says he has Michael Jordan to thank for inspiring him to achieve greatness -- saying even when he was a kid, he wanted to be like Mike.

Of course, Neymar happens to be a Jordan Brand athlete -- but he sat down to talk about #23 and gushed about his first pair of Jordans and how they impacted his life.

Neymar says he's always been impressed with MJ's work ethic -- and has tried to apply it to his own life.

Cincinnati Reds star Joey Votto did the quickest 180 in baseball history Tuesday ... totally hooking up a fan with an autograph moments after shaming him on national TV for bad baseball etiquette.

Votto was trying to snag a fly ball during the 7th inning of last night's game vs. the Cardinals when an excited fan seemed to impede his ability to make the catch.

Joey's initial response? SHAME. He grabbed the man's Reds jersey ... reminding him what team he was rooting for and when to get the hell out of the damn way.

Clip went viral instantly ... but while the Internet was eating it up, Votto was already doing an about-face ... going back to the dugout and writing out an apology to the man on a signed baseball.

Everybody won (including the Reds 7-5) but next time get outta the damn way, man!!!

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar opened up his wallet to take Kathy Griffin out to a dinner Tuesday night -- to thank the comic for writing his "I'm Michael Jordan" joke at the Democratic National Convention.

There's a new bar in L.A. that guides people to the bathroom with more than the traditional "men's" or "women's" sign ... the guide is one person with 2 identities.

Nickel Bar in West L.A. greets gents with the famous Bruce Jenner Wheaties pic, and ladies with the big Caitlyn Jenner "Vanity Fair" reveal. You're looking at both doors in the pic.

BTW ... it's not an LGBT bar.

So we gotta ask ...