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David Beckham's 11-year-old son, Cruz, could find himself kicking it more in recording studios than soccer fields.

Radio stations are talking about playing Cruz's cover ... Justin Bieber's "Home to Mama."

The kid has been singing for a while, but now that radio stations are lining up it looks like it could be more than a hobby.

Light Heavyweight champ Andre Ward has a message for anyone still questioning his victory over Sergey Kovalev ... I WON, GET THE HELL OVER IT.

Kovalev and his team were furious over the loss ... saying Ward's unanimous decision victory had more to do with politics than boxing.

Ward talked to TMZ Sports and said that's all sour grapes ... and he's more than willing to do it again, but warns that this time, he's had 12 rounds of schooling on the guy -- and that's bad news.

It really pays to go the distance on "Dancing with the Stars" -- just ask U.S. Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez ... who just made a TON OF CASH on her way to winning the Mirrorball Trophy.

Since Laurie is only 16 ... producers had to get a judge to sign off on the terms of her contract in order for it to be enforceable. And those documents included the entire 'Dancing' pay structure.

Laurie got a cool $125k just for being on the show -- but she got more cash the further she made it.

Surviving to Week 3 and 4 got her $10k per week.

Week 5 paid $15k.

Weeks 6 and 7 paid $20k per week.

Weeks 8 and 9 ... $30k per week.

Weeks 10 and 11 ... $50k per week.

Grand total ... $360,000!!!

UFC rising superstar Khabib Nurmagomedov says he wants to HUMILIATE Conor McGregor -- and vows to "finish his hype" forever if Dana White gives him the chance.

TMZ Sports spoke to the fighter (who's currently in Russia!) and he explained the fight isn't about the money because "I have a lot of money."

Khabib says Conor simply rubs him the wrong way -- and he wants to punish the Irish superstar ... badly.

"I want to take him down, speak with him, slap him, make him nervous ... like, 'Hey, get up! Let's go! Where is your boxing?' ... play with him and make him give up. This is what I want."

"But I don't want to finish him 1st round, 2nd round, 3rd round ... I want to fight with him for 25 minutes like 5 rounds and I want to make him look very bad. And finish his hype."

Khabib also describes a backstage confrontation with Conor at UFC 205 -- and says he's no Eddie Alvarez or Tyron Woodley ... and would've destroyed CM on the spot if he hadn't retreated.

There's more ... Khabib also explains why he no longer gets into street fights (spoiler: it's because he's afraid he might kill someone).

R&B singer Sevyn Streeter says she's taking the Philadelphia 76ers up on their offer to redo the national anthem ... and she'll proudly wear the 'We Matter' jersey that sparked the controversy.

Sixers brass came under fire by activists -- and their own players -- when Streeter's opening day anthem performance was nixed because of the jersey ... which was an endorsement of Black Lives Matter.

The team quickly reversed its position, apologized and offered Sevyn the chance to sing again, but the question was ... would she or wouldn't she?

We spoke with her (and her good friend boxer Andre Berto) and she told us she definitely WILL ... coming back to belt out the song on December 16th ... and she'll be decked out in her convictions.

Joe Theismann knows what team Tony Romo should play for next year ... the stay your ass at home team ... telling TMZ Sports his advice to the Dallas back up QB would be to CALL IT A CAREER NOW.

Theismann talked to TMZ Sports about Romo's future ... which seems kinda hazy in Dallas now that Dak Prescott has the 'Boys with the best record in the NFL.

Joe told us flat-out the best option for Romo isn't Denver, Minnesota, or Chicago ... it's actually to leave the game alone before his injuries make his post playing life unlivable.

It’s the Dallas Cowboys vs. the Washington Redskins in the ultimate Thanksgiving showdown ... the battle for hottest cheerleaders!

Flip through the game-time gallery and vote for your favorite squad.

Not Tom Brady. Not Matt Ryan. Not Matthew Stafford ... not even Ezekiel Elliott.

The guy who deserves the NFL MVP award this season is Dak Prescott, period ... so says Jamie Foxx.

R.I.P. to any chance of seeing Derek Fisher suit up for an NBA team again ... 'cause the 5-time champ says his playing days are OVER -- despite rumors of a comeback.

There were reports the 42-year-old was making a serious push to get back in the league back in the summer. Fish also posted impressive basketball training videos with the hashtag "Imnotdoneyet."

So, when we saw Derek and his family serving up food to the needy at the L.A. Mission Wednesday, we asked him to give the truth on the situation ... and it sounds like he's really done for good.

The L.A. Mission had celebrities giving back for Thanksgiving by rolling up their sleeves and getting their hands deep in mashed potatoes and gravy.

Stars like Emmy Rossum, Ali Landry, Garcelle Beauvais and 'Walking Dead' actor Tom Payne joined current L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti and former Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa in helping serve Turkey Day meals to the less fortunate.

Even former Laker Derek Fisher got in on the action.

He's gearing up for a Thanksgiving showdown with the Colts, but Steelers RB Le'Veon Bell found some time to join the guys on "TMZ Sports" and spit a quick verse.

Bell opened up about his rap career, his Cincinnati Bengals diss and working with Snoop ... it's all on the "TMZ Sports" TV show (airs Wednesday on FS1).

We also asked him straight-up -- who's the better rapper ... you or Damian Lillard?? Wait'll you see what he says.

Catch "TMZ Sports" weeknights on FS1.

Just give him the Slam Dunk trophy now.

Here's Minnesota Timberwolves star Zach LaVine hitting a 360 dunk from the free throw line ... just because he felt like it.

His teammate, Andrew Wiggins, captured the whole thing on his Snapchat ... and yeah, it's nuts.

Lindsey Vonn is finally revealing her secret boyfriend -- and it ain't who you think it is.

The guy is Kenan Smith -- he's an assistant wide receiver coach for the L.A. Rams ... who happened to be a stud receiver and track star himself at Sacramento State.

No word on how long they've been official.

It seemed Vonn had something going on with Formula 1 superstar Lewis Hamilton -- since they spent a bunch of time together including a bowling date on her birthday last month.

Turns out ... they're just friends.

As for Kenan, he hasn't posted a single shot of her on his Instagram -- but she posted a pic with him at a recent Rams game ... and went public with the relationship Wednesday ... calling Kenan an "amazing boyfriend."

Xmas came early for Broncos star Emmanuel Sanders ... who just hooked himself up with a brand new DIAMOND STUDDED GRILL ... and TMZ Sports has the photo.

The WR -- who signed a fat ass new $33 MILLION contract this off-season -- decided to spend a little cash to bling out his smile ... and went straight to the grill king, Johnny Dang.

Of course, Dang is tight with Sanders' teammate Von Miller -- and has done several grillz for Von in the past. So, when Emmanuel wanted his own set -- he met Dang at Von's mansion in Colorado for the initial fitting.

The final product -- an 18k gold frame packed with 4.5 carats of VVS princess cut diamonds. It's sick.

Dang tells us the grill usually runs around $12k -- but Sanders got the friends and family discount.

It'll go perfect with ES' stacks of cash and gold chains.

Congrats!

The army veteran who was denied a free meal at Chili's on Veterans Day is getting HOOKED UP by Mark Cuban ... who just offered the guy 2 season tickets to Mavs games for the rest of the season!

Ernest Walker's story made national news -- he was dining at Chili's in Texas when the manager questioned his military service and took away his food. Walker recorded the incident on his phone.

Chili's eventually apologized -- but now, we've learned Cuban heard about the story and wanted to personally honor the vet ... so the Mavs owner made the following offer:

-- 2 season tickets to the Dallas Mavs games for the rest of the season

-- 10 bonus tickets to Wednesday night's game so Walker can bring 10 more vets!

-- 10 bonus tickets to most Mavs home games to give out to other vets and people in need

-- Cuban agreed to donate money to Ernest's campaign to feed 1 million soldiers

We spoke to Walker who says he's pumped about the offer and expressed his gratitude to Cuban when they talked on the phone earlier Wednesday.

Talk about feeding the masses ...

A bunch of Philadelphia 76ers players and staff prepped 50,000 Thanksgiving meals Tuesday to give to the needy ... and TMZ Sports has the pics.

Players like Robert Covington and Sergio Rodriguez -- along with 200 staffers -- donned their finest hairnets at the Boys & Girls Club in Frankford and got to work prepping the meals.

The 76ers tell us the 200+ person crew took about 90 minutes to get roughly 52,000 meals ready -- to make sure at-risk youth and their families will have a delicious holiday.

Good work!