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Here's Ronda Rousey and her boyfriend, Travis Browne, at LAX ... and she's the picture of a woman on a mission.

Chicago Cubs star Anthony Rizzo is nowhere close to slowin' down the victory party -- the World Series hero joined country singer Brett Eldredge to sing "Go Cubs Go" in a bar Wednesday night.

Rizzo and Eldredge -- who sang with the guys after last week's parade -- gave the folks at Chicago's Bub City quite a show ... singing the team anthem for what seems like the billionth time, but fans still can't get enough.

Who we kidding? They'll be singing this right up to Opening Day but hey, it's been 108 years.

Richard Sherman is NOT accepting the (not-really-an-apology) apology from the wife of Bills kicker Dan Carpenter ... calling it "ignorant" and bringing up the Ku Klux Klan.

Kaela Carpenter insisted her tweet calling Sherman an "animal" and threatening to castrate him was not intended to be racist ... and though she never specifically apologized, she tried to explain that it was just a joke.

Sherman responded on Wednesday afternoon ... and he wasn't laughing.

"It's not surprising at all," Sherman said. "This is a day and age, you've got the Ku Klux Klan running around."

"People say whatever they want, and there's very little consequence. For her to say something like that and then have a B.S. apology like she did, it's just the way of the world. I don't let it bother me. It's something I'm very used to. It's just the way people are, the way people were raised."

"I'm gonna beat this dude down in front of everyone. We're gonna silence the country of Ireland." -- Eddie Alvarez

Conor McGregor ain't gonna make it to the 5th round when he faces Alvarez at UFC 205 -- so says Eddie who tells TMZ Sports when it comes to Conor's reign, "S**t's all gonna end on Saturday."

Eddie's supremely confident his hand will be raised when all is said on done -- but explains why he thinks the craziest fights that night won't be in the Octagon ... they'll be in the stands.

PGA legend John Daly thinks Donald Trump's presidency will benefit more than just white America ... telling TMZ Sports he thinks Trump will do more for minorities than Obama did.

We spoke to John ... who's been a friend of Trump's for years ... and asked what he would say to people who think Trump's a racist.

"Not one racist bone in his body," Daly said ... adding, "He will do more for our country, and all the races that there are, than the Obama administration has ever thought about doing."

Daly's praise for Trump didn't stop with politics ... he even got into the President-elect's golf game and finally answers the question ... can the guy REALLY play?

You mess with Dan Marino ... you deal with his mom.

That's the lesson Tony Siragusa learned the hard way after delivering a low blow on the QB back in the day ... because 24 hours later, Tony says Dan's mom called him up to bitch him out on the phone.

Goose told us the story after we brought up Bills kicker Dan Carpenter -- whose wife got in some hot water for attacking Richard Sherman this week.

Tony says men should fight their own battles ... and wives should stay the hell out of it.

Of course, Marino's mom gets a pass.

WNBA superstar Candace Parker has just been hit with divorce papers from her husband, a former NBA player, who's demanding spousal support from the 2016 Finals MVP ... TMZ Sports has learned.

We obtained court docs filed by Shelden Williams -- a former Duke star who was the #5 overall pick in the 2006 NBA Draft. Williams played in the NBA for 6 seasons.

Williams and Parker were married back in 2008 -- and have a 7-year-old daughter together.

According to the divorce docs, Williams says the two separated back in August and are living apart. Now, he wants to officially end their 7 year marriage, citing irreconcilable differences. He's asking for joint custody of their kid.

But get this ... Williams -- who reportedly made more than $12 MILLION during his NBA career -- is demanding spousal support from Parker. He also wants her to pay his attorneys fees.

FYI, Parker reportedly makes in the low 6-figures with the L.A. Sparks -- but crushes it overseas, where reports say she hauls in more than $1 MILLION per year. She also has major endorsements including a deal with Adidas.

We reached out to Parker's camp. So far, no word back.

Nailed it!

Peyton Manning arrived to the L.A. set of "Modern Family" Wednesday -- where he'll be acting next to another guy who bragged about scoring 4 TDs in 1 game (#PolkHighFootballRules).

Manning is playing a sports tutor on the show -- and will be working with the toddler son of Jay (Ed O'Neil) and Gloria (Sofia Vergara).

Miesha Tate might think Ronda Rousey is done with the UFC ... but she's definitely not done with Ronda ... 'cause she says she wants one more chance to kick Rowdy's face before she retires.

We got Miesha out in NYC gearing up for UFC 205 and asked her if she's open to a third bout with Rousey ... being that the first two haven't gone her way.

It was just last week that Tate told us she thinks Ronda's career is just about over ... but one thing's clear ... if Rowdy only has a couple fights left she wants to be one of 'em.

The American people have spoken ... and Shannon Sharpe says he'll respect President Donald Trump the same way he respects President Obama.

The co-host of FS1's "Undisputed" was at LAX Wednesday morning -- where he explained why Americans should come together and support Trump ... despite whatever personal feelings they may have toward him.

"The American people spoke. They wanted President Trump to lead this country," Sharpe said.

"Now, whatever you think of him, his misogynistic, his racist ways ... but more people thought he was better than Sec. Clinton and so I have no problem with that."

Curt Schilling has a message to all the famous Hillary Clinton supporters who threatened to leave the country if Trump won -- "GET THE HELL OUT!!!"

The ex-MLB star is FIRED UP over Donald winning the election -- and is calling out some of the outspoken anti-Trump people ... starting with Matt Damon.

"Matt Damon, his entire life was made out of gun violence, yet he wants to repeal the 2nd Amendment ... Stop with that bulls**t! You guys lost, GO AWAY!"

The wife of Buffalo Bills kicker Dan Carpenter says she was NOT being racist when she called Richard Sherman an "animal" on Twitter this week ... but she still refuses to apologize for it.

Kaela Carpenter got herself into hot water after the "Monday Night Football" game when she lashed out at Sherman for what she claims was a dirty hit on her husband. She posted a picture of a castration device with the caption, "I know what we do on the farm when a male can't control his own rage #ActLikeAnAnimalGetTreatedLike1"

Some people freaked out -- and pointed out the long, shameful history of white people comparing blacks to animals in America.

Kaela responded on Twitter Wednesday morning ... saying, "My attempt at humor during a heated and highly controversial NFL game has not been received the way I intended."

"When I saw the out of control nature of the events that happened on the field, I jokingly wanted to relate it to life on the farm, where I grew up, and how it would have been handled there."

"Unfortunately, I did not realize that a tone of racism would dominate the response to what I intended to be a lighthearted defense of my husband."

"Regardless of the narrative that has been attached to my post, it was never intended to be related to race, or the disgusting hatred that created the basis for racism."

No apology, just an explanation.

Tom Brady isn't ready to open up about whether he voted for President-elect Donald Trump ... claiming his wife, Gisele Bundchen, wants him to keep his mouth shut when it comes to politics.

At a rally in New Hampshire earlier this week, Trump claimed he had the support of Pats coach Bill Belichick and his superstar QB ... something Gisele refuted on social media.

Brady doesn't clarify if he gave Trump permission to use his name during the rally, and makes it clear that he wants to follow his wife's orders and focus on football.

"I think that's a good decision ... made for our family."

LeBron James says Donald Trump's victory is a "challenging obstacle" for women and minorities ... but he promises to love them "even if whos [sic] now in office doesn't."

The NBA superstar was a big Hillary Clinton supporter -- and went public with his feelings on social media after her loss ... saying he's fighting the urge to lash out.

"Yes we all wanna lace up the boots, put on the hard hats and strike but that's not the answer. Love, genuine LOVE and FAITH will be the only thing that can get us through this."

He continued, "Minorities and Women in all please know that this isn't the end, it's just a very challenging obstacle that we will overcome!!"

Metta World Peace has a message for people like Miley Cyrus and Barbra Streisand -- STOP CRYING AND DON'T LEAVE THE COUNTRY.

With a ton of famous and non-famous Hillary Clinton supporters threatening to move out of the U.S. now that Trump's the President-elect ... the Lakers star decided to make a video to convince them to stay.

Serena Williams has a phenomenal athletic physique fit for tennis or whatever the hell else she wants to do when she's in a bikini on a beach ... including some boxing.

The greatest female tennis player of our era tuned out the racket of election day, and instead spent Tuesday in the Bahamas -- where her smokin' hot bod was on display and in full motion with some friends.