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Tom Brady and Gisele made time for an Italian tanning session while hanging out in Positano -- a session that was sure to take the QB's mind off his 4 game Deflategate suspension.

Of course, Tom is now gearing up for his NFL return -- which is now just 10 days away.

A Gulfstream jet owned by Cristiano Ronaldo crash-landed in Barcelona on Monday evening -- but the soccer superstar was NOT on board at the time ... this according to multiple reports.

According to witnesses, the G200 -- which Ronaldo reportedly bought last year for $19 MILLION -- was landing at the El Prat airport when the landing gear broke.

Miraculously, no one was seriously hurt -- the pilot was treated for minor injuries.

Ronaldo was in Germany at the time of the crash.

A source close to the superstar told The Mirror -- "The plane is normally rented by companies and it was in use by one of them."

"Cristiano Ronaldo, his family or friends were not on the plane. The incident had no major consequences."

Story developing ...

HOLY SCHNIKES!!!!

The Mariners went waaaayyyy back to haze one their rookies Wednesday -- making 1st baseman Dan Vogelbach dress like Chris Farley from his legendary Chippendales sketch ... and it was awesome!!

Seriously, the resemblance is uncanny!

Don't worry, Vogelbach was joined by the rest of the rooks -- who dressed up like Gumby, Supergirl, Thor, the Kool-Aid Man and others.

But no one pulled off the look-alike thing like Vogelbach!!!

#RIPPatrickSwayze

Johnny Manziel was clearly impressed with Tim Tebow's instructional league home run -- and he told us all about it ... outside of a Hollywood nightclub.

The ex-NFL quarterback hit up Warwick on Sunset Blvd just after midnight and partied for roughly two hours. Even though he seemed sober, Manziel played it safe and didn't drive himself home.

The question we wanted to know ... any chance Manziel follows Tebow's lead and transitions into baseball?

After all, Manziel was drafted by the San Diego Padres back in 2014 after a decent high school career as an infielder.

Here's Cristiano Ronaldo showing off his hamstrings.

Don't skip leg day.

It wasn't just fans and teammates who came out to mourn Jose Fernandez on Wednesday -- the pregnant girlfriend he left behind also attended the funeral procession.

Doc Gooden says he's a huge Tim Tebow fan -- but the kid wouldn't have a chance in hell if the two ever faced off on the baseball field ... says the NY Mets legend himself.

We spoke with Dr. K at Miami Mike's Sports Zone in Jersey Wednesday night -- and he raved about how cool it was to see Tebow jack a dinger in his first instructional league at bat.

"Amazing," Doc said ... "Only downside to that -- it's downhill from there. You don't get any better."

Gooden also called Tebow an "inspiration." But who wins in a Gooden vs. Tebow at bat?

"I'm a Tim Tebow fan, don't get me wrong, but he wouldn't have a chance."

"In my prime, I think I would eat him alive."

True.

Here we go again ...

Conor McGregor sounds like he's still VERY serious about squaring off with Floyd Mayweather -- telling TMZ Sports, "I told you I'm ready for that fight!"

UFC fighter Jeremy Stephens vows REVENGE against Conor McGregor for trashing him at the UFC 205 media event -- telling TMZ Sports he'll "mop the floor" with the Irish superstar.

Conor dissed the hell out of Stephens during the event -- when he turned to the UFC veteran and shouted, "Who the fuck is that guy?!"

The clip went viral -- but now, Stephens is firing back in a scathing statement in which he refers to Conor as "McClown" -- and blasts him as a "bully" who can't hold his own against real fighters.

"Media and UFC like to fuel this guy's fictional character to always bully and disrespect other fighters like it's funny," Stephens says.

"I can't accept that and will mop the floor with him."

He adds, "I've been humbling bullies and disrespectful guys like him since grade school."

There's a lot more in the full statement (see below) -- Stephens clearly hopes to settle the score with Conor inside the Octagon.

By the way, Stephens ain't no bitch -- he's been fighting in the UFC since 2007 and is currently the #7 ranked featherweight.

Derrick Rose is turning to Tupac Shakur in the hopes of getting the judge to force his rape accuser to reveal her identity during the trial ... TMZ Sports has learned.

As we previously reported, Rose believes it's completely unfair for his accuser to hide behind a pseudonym while trashing him and talking about the case to the media.

The judge initially ruled she must use her real name -- but the woman is fighting back and Rose has filed new court docs arguing why she must be unmasked.

So, to help convince a judge to see it his way, Rose dug up Tupac Shakur's old sexual assault case -- a case in which a judge forced the rapper's accuser to reveal her identity.

Brief history lesson ... Tupac was convicted of 1st degree sexual assault over a 1993 incident in which the rapper forced a 19-year-old woman to perform oral sex on him and his friends.

Pac served 9 months in prison for the crime and was then sued in civil court -- where the woman tried to use a pseudonym to protect her identity.

Tupac objected -- and the judge sided with him ... claiming the woman and her legal team tried to gain a "tactical advantage" in the case through public statements trashing Pac ... and it wasn't fair.

Now, in the new court docs filed by Rose, he cites Tupac's case and says the situations are almost identical -- with his accuser looking to bash him in the media to gain an unfair advantage in the courtroom.

"Mr. Rose would be placed at a serious disadvantage if he were required to defend himself publicly while Ms. Doe could make her accusations from behind a cloak of anonymity."

More legal trouble for ex-boxing champ Victor Ortiz -- who was arrested for DUI in California over the weekend ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Ronda Rousey is a coward with no heart -- so says Cris "Cyborg" Justino who tells TMZ Sports if Ronda wants to fight, she's all the way down!

As we previously reported, Dana White says Ronda "absolutely, positively" wants to get in the Octagon with Cyborg -- who's emerging as one of the most dominant fighters in the entire UFC.

We reached out to Cyborg for her thoughts on the situation -- here's what she told us:

"Ronda [is a] coward ... I'll fight her anytime next year."

"You can have all the money in the world, I have something money can't buy ... warrior heart."

She added, "I'm no coward."

"Ronda doesn't want to fight me. She's afraid to say my name in an interview so she has Dana White tell the story for her."

#FightinWords

Proud day for Tim Tebow's hitting coach -- ex-MLB player Chad Moeller -- who tells us Tim's 1st at-bat home run sends a strong message to the baseball world that he's the REAL DEAL.

Moeller worked with Tebow for months before he signed a minor league deal with the NY Mets -- and says he wasn't surprised that Tim opened his baseball career with jack to left center.

Moeller knows that instructional league ball ain't exactly the big leagues ... but the home run will add to Tim's confidence ... and that's incredibly important as he moves forward.

Floyd Mayweather ain't ready to close the book on a possible Conor McGregor fight -- saying it's still up in the air ... and hinting that he'll do it if the money is right.

With McGregor once again hinting at a match with Floyd during the UFC 205 media event on Tuesday, we had to ask Floyd how he felt about it.

Long story short ... Floyd says it's super difficult to put the fight together -- as we all know from the first time he tried to make it happen -- but wouldn't say it's completely off the table.

"Are we going to fight? I just don't know."

Mayweather also praised Conor as a great fighter who's "very good" at stand-up fighting.

One last thing ... we asked Floyd if he was planning to stay retired -- and his response, "For a couple bucks, you just don't know."

That just happened.

Tim Tebow just hit a home run in his FIRST at-bat ... on the FIRST pitch ... in his FIRST instructional league game.

Tebow -- who signed a minor league contract with the NY Mets -- bombed it to left center field.

He was greeted at the plate by his teammates -- who were all going nuts!

FYI -- the pitcher is no joke! John Kilichowski went to Vanderbilt University ... and was an 11th round draft pick of the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2016 MLB draft.

Will CM Punk ever fight in the UFC again?

That's the question we asked Dana White ... and he didn't exactly say no.

The UFC honcho told us he spoke with Punk after his loss to Mickey Gall -- and told him he needed to "live like a normal person for a little while" before revisiting his MMA career.

Honestly, it doesn't look good for Punk.