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Tampa Bay Bucs star Mike Evans says he's officially calling off his Donald Trump protest -- and apologizing to the people he offended.

Evans sat down during the National Anthem at the Bucs vs. Bears game this past weekend -- claiming he was upset that Trump won the election.

But a backlash soon began when it came out that Evans -- who lives in Florida -- didn't vote in the election.

Now, he's issued an apology.

"I want to start by apologizing to all the U.S. military members, their families, and the fans who I offended by my actions on Sunday. It was never my intention as I have tremendous respect for the men and women who serve our country."

"I have very strong emotions regarding some of the many issues that exist in our society today. I chose to sit as an expression of my frustration towards this year’s election. It was very personal for me, as it was for so many Americans."

"With that being said, I will not sit again during the National Anthem because I want to focus my efforts on finding more effective ways to communicate my message and bring about change by supporting organizations and movements that fight for equal rights for minorities."

"This Sunday, I will be back to standing with my teammates."

Rae Sremmurd's making big moves as everyone else stands still to their #1 hit ... and they're calling out other celebs to take their famous challenge.

We got the Black Beatles -- Swae Lee and Slim Jxmmi -- dishing on their favorite Mannequin Challenge takes so far. Sounds like OG Beatle, Paul McCartney, takes the cake -- but they also named some great runners-up ... shout-out to FLOTUS!

Floyd Mayweather is sick of the Conor McGregor comparisons -- saying it's "total disrespect" because the UFC star is an ant and Floyd is an elephant.

Seriously.

Would-be hecklers and game-disrupters listen up ... THIS IS HOW IT'S DONE.

The victim is Portland Trailblazers star Allen Crabbe ... and here's video of him getting absolutely PUNISHED by a heckler during a game last week against the Memphis Grizzlies.

Subject of the heckle? Crabbe's Odell Beckham Jr.- inspired hairstyle ... and the smack talk is sooo good that at one point even Crabbe has to laugh.

BTW, Crabbe (who has a $75 million contract) had just 6 points in the game so ... mission accomplished, brother.

Yeah, we know he's kidding ... but it's still fun to watch Chad Johnson call out Ray Lewis -- and threatening to beat his ass!

We got Chad out at The Grove in L.A. -- smoking his stogie -- and recalling the most ferocious hit he ever took during an NFL game.

Chad says he went to fight Ray after the game -- but Ray ran out of the locker room, fearing the wrath of the 6'1", 190 pound receiver.

The Baltimore Sun's Aaron Wilson has debunked the fight story in the past -- saying Chad and Ray are good friends ... but Chad's a trained fighter and it makes you wonder, "What if?"

Still probably Ray.

You're about to see a 7'1", 350 pound man summon the powers of Mount Sinai and put them into his feet ... here's video of Shaquille O'Neal dominating a bunch of tiny humans ... at the Horah.

Tyron Woodley says he's done Twitter beefin' with Conor McGregor -- and if the UFC superstar really wants to settle their score with their fists, Ty has a message -- "I'll be your huckleberry."

Woodley appeared on the "TMZ Sports" show (airs Monday night on FS1) -- and told the guys he knows McGregor doesn't want "real beef" ... he just acts like it for the cameras.

Of course, the two have been going at it ever since an icy encounter at the UFC 205 weigh-ins.

Long story short ... Tyron says Conor knows he'd get wrecked if they really did meet in the Octagon.

Sounds like fightin' words to us.

Tony Gonzalez says Colin Kaepernick completely undermined his national anthem protest by NOT voting in the elections last week ... telling TMZ Sports Kaep should've done more.

Kaepernick has admitted he skipped the polls last week ... saying both Hillary and Trump were too evil to deserve him casting a ballot.

He's been getting crushed for his decision to skip the process with some saying he had a duty to participate after all the controversy he's caused.

Venus Williams has set a target for the end of her tennis career -- hoping to hang 'em up for good after one last shot at Olympic glory ... (apparently 4 gold medals isn't enough!).

The 36-year-old tennis superstar appeared on 'Home & Family' on the Hallmark Channel (airs Tuesday morning) ... and was asked if she's thought about retirement.

"I'm kinda targeting the next Olympics (Tokyo 2020) and that's in what 3-and-half years ... and I'm not counting!"

Williams says she's played a long time -- she turned pro in 1994 -- and still loves competing but says it's time for her to "get a life outside the court."

Cris Collinsworth is straight Twitter beefin' with Bill Simmons ... and it's kind of awesome.

Here's the long story short ... Simmons was snarkin' on Twitter Sunday night during the Pats vs. Seahawks game on 'SNF' ... which Collinsworth was announcing.

Bill commented that someone needed to "gently" inform Cris that the Seahawks offense was dominating the Pats because they have a weak front 7.

CC didn't take kindly to the criticism and fired back.

"Thanks Bill, we'll look for you 'gently' breaking it down on that hit show of yours."

Ouch.

Of course, Cris was referring to Bill's show, "Any Given Wednesday" -- which was recently cancelled after disappointing ratings.

Cris has since deleted his tweet.

Two sensational rookies ... but only one can be NFL Rookie of the Year -- and according to LaDainian Tomlinson, it's Ezekiel Elliott all the way.

We spoke with the NFL legend about the insane season both Zeke and Dak Prescott are having -- and while Tomlinson is extremely impressed with both guys ... he makes the case for EE.

Adriana Lima didn't get her model figure from walking runways, she worked her ass off -- although she's got plenty left.

The Victoria's Secret Angel was out in Miami Monday for a workout/photo shoot where she showed off her best positions in the gym. It's pretty impressive, except for one thing.

NFL running back Isaiah Pead was driving at speeds north of 90 mph when he lost control of his car, hit a guardrail and plummeted 40 feet down the side of a freeway ... witnesses told police.

TMZ Sports obtained the 911 calls made moments after the 26-year-old's car crashed in Columbus, OH around 2 AM on Saturday morning ... and the witnesses were clearly scared for Pead's life.

"We just saw a car totally wipe out and crash," one witness said ... "It's on the side of the road. It's totally f**king crashed."

"I think they are trapped in the car. They are screaming. We saw the whole thing f**king happen."

According to the crash report, obtained by TMZ Sports, witnesses told police Pead's 2011 Cadillac CTS was passing cars "at what they believe to be 90+ mph."

Witnesses say they saw the car -- driven by Pead -- lose control and hit a guardrail and "fly down the side of the hill."

When cops arrived, Pead was ejected from the vehicle and was incapacitated. His male passenger was not ejected and did not appear to be as badly injured.

According to the crash report, cops did not suspect drugs or alcohol to be a factor in the crash.

Serena Williams and Common raised eyebrows by spending a lil time together at a small private event Friday night ... sparking speculation they might be dating again.

An eyewitness tells us Serena and the rapper/actor were in a back room chatting before she spoke to the audience at the grand opening of the Yetunde Price Resource Center -- for people affected by violence.

We're told the exes were careful to avoid taking pics together, but individually each got a photo with Compton's mayor, Aja Brown. They left in separate cars after the event.

Venus Williams was also there -- the sisters launched the center because their older sister was shot and killed.

Serena split with Common in 2010 after at least a year-long relationship. A source close to them tells us they're still just friends. The witness insists they seemed like more than buddies.

More bad news for the Chicago Bears ... star wide receiver Alshon Jeffery has been suspended for 4 games after testing positive for PEDs.

A rep for the NFL says, "Alshon Jeffery of the Chicago Bears has been suspended without pay for the team’s next four games for violating the NFL policy on performance enhancing substances."