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Michael Phelps tied the knot with Nicole Johnson months ago, but they kept it under wraps ... TMZ Sports has learned.

We've learned the couple has been married since June 13th. The ceremony went down in Paradise Valley, AZ, where they just moved. It was officiated by Peter Carlisle, Michael's agent and longtime friend.

Michael and Nicole got the marriage license June 9th and filed the Record of Marriage June 15th.

It's fascinating. During the Olympics, when everyone was reporting they were engaged, they had already been married for 2 months.

We did find a clue ... on June 13th -- their wedding day -- Nicole posted a pic of the 2 of them casually dressed with the baby in tow with the caption, "Such a memorable night with my lil fambam."

And get this ... Michael did a Facebook Live last week and when some fans suggested he was already married he flatly denied it.

Belated congrats!!!

3:10 PM PT -- Sources close to Ware tell TMZ Sports DeMarcus believes the burglary was an "inside job" ... committed by suspects who "work in the apartment building."

Great news for DeMarcus Ware -- cops say they have captured the two men suspected of burglarizing the NFL star's home on Monday ... and even got his Super Bowl ring back!

As we previously reported, two men broke into Ware's Denver home while the Broncos were playing the Texans on "Monday Night Football" -- and the burglary was caught on surveillance tape.

Now, the Denver PD says 40-year-old Billy McCaslin and 31-year-old Sergio Irreza have been apprehended -- along with the stolen property!

The cops also sent out a tweet thanking the City of Denver for help in the investigation.

Marcus and Markieff Morris have been sued by a man who claims the NBA star twin brothers beat him to a bloody pulp during a 2015 incident ... and now he's messed up physically and emotionally.

The man behind the lawsuit is Erik Hood -- who says he went to a youth basketball game in Phoenix in January 2015 because he's friends with one of the coaches ... only to be attacked by the Morris brothers after the game.

In the suit, filed by David Gammill of Geragos & Geragos, Hood says the Morris bros -- along with 3 other men -- had "formulated a joint plan to attack" ... and then executed it after the game.

Hood says one of the men said to him, "(expletive), you know what time it is" -- and then he got jumped.

Hood says he was hospitalized with bad injuries including a broken nose, broken ribs, head contusion, fractured vertebrae, cuts on his body and injuries to his eyes.

Now, Hood claims he suffers from PTSD thanks to the beatdown.

FYI, the Morris brothers were charged with felony aggravated assault -- but have pled not guilty to the charges.

"Shark Tank" star Barbara Corcoran has a message for young entrepreneurs -- GET OUT OF THE GOLF GAME!!!

Barbara was out in NYC when we asked her to name the most OVER PITCHED idea she's been asked to fund -- and it took all of two seconds for her to rail on golf products.

"They're all ridiculous, they're all terrible and they never make any money."

Tell Nike about it ...

The boat crash that killed Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez and 2 other men is now a homicide investigation -- as officials believe the person who was driving the boat was boozed up.

TMZ Sports has obtained the search warrant affidavit into the Sept. 25th incident -- in which investigators say all three bodies pulled from the water "had a strong odor of alcohol emanating from them."

Derek Jeter got the band back together in NYC Tuesday night -- well, a couple of guys from the band -- when he reunited with some of his old Yankees teammates at a MASSIVE celebrity party.

Numba Two kicked it with CC Sabathia, Jorge Posada and Dellin Betances at Jeter's Turn 2 Foundation event at Cipriani.

Ne-Yo performed (he was awesome) in front of a star-studded crowd that included soccer legend Ronaldinho, Dave Winfield, Tiki Barber, Andrew McCutchen and Hoda Kotb.

Oh yeah, Derek's hot model wife, Hannah Jeter, was also there ... and she looked good!

The Turn 2 Foundation helps kids and teens avoid drug and alcohol addiction ... cool to see everyone come together for a good cause.

Larsa Pippen told police she was "scared" of Scottie Pippen during an Oct. 4th argument at their home -- in which the NBA star broke his own cell phone out of frustration ... TMZ Sports has learned.

It's every Tom Brady fan's worst nightmare ... seeing their superstar take a shot to the face. But it was all in good fun as the Pats QB attended a Muhammad Ali charity event Tuesday night.

Brady served as an auctioneer at the TAG Heuer event at Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn ... posing with guests like Evander Holyfield, Henrik Lundqvist and even takin' a punch from fashion designer Iris Apfel.

A unique gold Ali-inspired watch was auctioned off with a pair of autographed boxing gloves and a commemorative medal. No word on how much it went for, but it couldn't have been cheap.

With Antonio Brown leading Brandon Marshall in total receiving yards this season -- we had one question for the Steelers WR Tuesday ... you clear out a space for his Porsche yet???

Remember, Marshall called out Brown back in July -- with the NY Jets superstar saying he'd bet his fancy Porsche against Brown's Rolls-Royce that he'd rack up more yards this season.

Of course, the bet was made back in July -- right after Ryan Fitzpatrick had re-signed and Marshall was super pumped about it. Maybe a little too pumped ...

Going into Week 8, Brown's got 592 receiving yards -- Marshall's got 472.

Brandon's definitely not out of it -- but judging by Brown's smile yesterday, he's confident.

But let's get serious, at this rate ... both guys should just fork over their cars to Julio Jones -- that guy's already got 830 YARDS!

Good luck ...

Don't put him out to pasture just yet ... UFC stud Urijah Faber says he's not 100% sure his next fight is his last -- telling TMZ Sports he's consider coming back if someone really pissed him off.

The California Kid is slated to take on Brad Pickett at UFC Fight Night in December -- and had said it would be his last fight ever ... culminating a solid 13 year career.

But when we pressed ... Faber told us he's definitely not slamming the door on the possibility of getting in the Octagon again.

"I'd never put extreme limits on myself. I would never say, 'this is it, this is it.' I mean, somebody might really piss me off and there might be a golden opportunity. You never know."

"But my mentality right now is I'm gonna have this fight. I'm gonna go out with a bang and make it a meaningful and heartfelt one."

The Cleveland Cavaliers got their NBA Championship rings Tuesday night (6.5 karats, 400 diamonds) -- and you can bet your sweet ass Khloe Kardashian was there to inspect the goods!

Khloe was Tristan Thompson's VIP guest (duh) -- and immediately played "Mine's bigger than yours" with her finger jewelry.

Just because Kim's no longer flossin' on social media doesn't mean Khloe has to follow suit, right?

By the way, the Cavs won -- crushing the Knicks 117 to 88.

#GoodLuckCharm

It's obvious Antonio Gates supports the NY Giants decision to fire Josh Brown -- telling TMZ Sports any player who becomes a distraction has gotta go ... period.

The Chargers superstar's real message here is that players are ALWAYS replaceable and on thin ice -- and if you blow your shot (whether it's domestic violence or anything else) ... too bad, so sad ... see ya.

Good news for Brown ... Gates doesn't think the kicker's career is necessarily over.

Less than 4 months after they finally started banging ... Ciara and Russell Wilson are PREGNANT!!

The Seahawks QB broke the news Tuesday night -- saying, "The Greatest Blessing of All. Forever Grateful. #BabyWilsonOnTheWay."

Of course, the two were super into staying celibate until they got married -- and then immediately bragged about humping like rabbits as soon as they swapped "I Dos" back in July.

Boom. Bang. Pow. Fetus.

Congrats!

Huge night in Cleveland ... with the World Series and the Cleveland Cavs season opener -- but the cops are SUPER PREPARED -- thanks to the Republican National Convention.

We spoke with Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association President Stephen Loomis -- who says "it'll be all hands on deck" to make sure everyone has a safe and a fun time.

"There's nothing we can't handle," Loomis says ... "We're experienced with big crowds since the RNC and the Cavs championship parade, so we're pretty well-versed now."

"Those events taught us lessons on how to deal with big crowds."

Loomis says the downtown area will be crawling with cops -- including a bunch of undercover officers and bike patrol -- but he's optimistic everything will go smoothly.

Here are the first pics of the alleged scumbags who broke into DeMarcus Ware's home during Monday Night Football ... and cops are asking for the public's help to bring the men to justice.

The Denver P.D. has released images of two men caught on surveillance cameras inside Ware's Cherry Creek home ... and officials are offering a $2,000 reward to anyone with info that can crack the case.

It's unclear now what exactly was jacked from Ware's crib ... but what is clear is that cops are SERIOUS about bringing whoever pulled the caper to justice.

SEND IN ROWENGARTNER!!!!

The star of the 1993 classic "Rookie of the Year" says he's READY, WILLING AND ABLE to throw out the first pitch at Game 4 of the World Series ... insisting Cubs fans would love it!!

TMZ Sports spoke with Thomas Ian Nicholas -- who played Chicago Cubs fireballer Henry Rowengartner in the flick -- and he's making his pitch to MLB for the pre-game honor at game 4.

Nicholas says he's already got his ticket -- and he's already thrown out a first pitch at a Cubs game this season -- so, he's perfectly qualified to bring the heat at Wrigley.

BTW -- Thomas is auctioning off a signed Rowengartner jersey to help people with terminal illnesses. Click here for more info.