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Alex Guerrero -- the Dodgers minor league prospect who had part of his ear bitten off in a dugout fight Tuesday -- told cops immediately following the fight he did NOT want to press charges against the biter ... officials tell TMZ Sports.

Guerrero was allegedly attacked by Triple-A teammate Miguel Olivo during a minor league game in Salt Lake City -- with Olivo allegedly taking a bite out of Guerrero's ear.

Guerrero -- who signed a $28 million contract with the Dodgers -- is scheduled to have plastic surgery to reattach part of his lobe.

Now, the Salt Lake City PD tells us ... they were contacted by the hospital where Guerrero was treated -- and sent investigators to meet up with the injured player.

"Upon responding to the hospital and interviewing the man, the alleged victim declined to file a complaint," officials tell us ... "He didn't want to generate a report."

Guerrero told investigators he wants to consult with his lawyer and league officials-- and could change his mind ... and if that happens cops says, "If at any time the alleged victim does want to, we will take the report."

As for the fight, Olivo was reportedly pissed that Guerrero missed a tag on a play earlier in the game ... and the two had gone after each other on the pitcher's mound before the fight spilled into the dugout.

They stood together through Donald Sterling ... fought together through the playoffs ... but there's one thing driving a wedge through the L.A. Clippers -- Batman.

DeAndre Jordan and Glen "Big Baby" Davis were leaving Boa Steakhouse in L.A. last night when we asked a pretty harmless question ... favorite comic book movie.

They both said "Batman" -- but that's where the problems began.

DeAndre is all about the Christian Bale trilogy -- Big Baby explained why he's more of a Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton kind of a guy.

Novak Djokovic has donated 100% of his prize winnings from a tennis tournament in Rome to flood relief in Serbia ... a donation that totaled roughly $750,000.

Djokovic -- who hails from Serbia -- defeated Rafael Nadal to win the Rome Masters in Italy on Sunday ... and immediately dedicated the championship to the people who have died in the massive flooding in the Balkans. So far, at least 43 people are reported dead.

Now, Novak has announced he has donated the entire cash prize from the tourney -- €549,000 ... which is roughly $750k. Immediately following the tournament, Novak told the crowd, "It's also a special dedication to my country, which is suffering a lot right now. My heart is with them."

Just 5 months after poppin' the question ... and days after wedding invites went out ... golf superstar Rory McIlroy has BROKEN OFF HIS ENGAGEMENT to tennis star Caroline Wozniacki.

Game loves the kids ... in fact, the rapper built a regulation size basketball court in his own front yard specifically for a youth basketball team he helped to fund ... TMZ Sports has learned.

The rapper sponsors an AAU basketball squad called the California Frog All-Stars -- named after a friend of his who was murdered last year.

Game -- who's extremely passionate about basketball -- told us he loves having the kids over to his L.A. home to train ... but knows his role ("I'm more like an owner") and leaves the coaching to the coaches and the NBA stars he brings in to teach the players.

So far, Game has already had New York Knicks superstar Tyson Chandler over to work with the team -- as well as Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozen.

Game tells us he hopes to grow his program -- and shares Snoop's goal of doing everything he can to send his players to the next level.

Pretty baller, right?

She's a regular Justin Purrlander ... or Clayton Furrshaw ... 'cause Hero Cat threw out the first pitch at a minor league baseball game tonight -- AND CRUSHED IT!!

TMZ Sports has obtained pics of Hero Cat and Jeremy (pictured below) -- the little boy she saved from that vicious dog earlier this month -- taking the mound together at the Bakersfield Blaze game (the Class-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds).

Of course, the now famous cat-beats-dog incident took place only miles from the stadium -- and the Blaze reached out to honor their hometown hero.

We're told the crowd cheered like crazy for the pair -- and after the pitch, they stayed to take in the rest of the game from seats right near the CATcher.

Ha.

What's bad for Peyton Manning is good for one of his former teammates -- because TMZ Sports has learned an ex-Colts player has created a new iPhone app inspired by Peyton's disastrous Super Bowl performance ... and it's already blowin' up.

Brandon King -- a DB who played with Manning in 2010 -- has developed a smart phone game called "Smashman" ... where a QB (who bears a striking resemblance to Peyton) gets chased around by a defense (that bears a striking resemblance to the Seahawks).

King tells TMZ Sports he came up with the idea after watching the Super Bowl -- saying, "It was the most embarrassing game I ever saw him play. I was like let me make an app where it’s almost impossible to score on a defense."

The gameplay is similar to the smash hit smart phone game "Flappy Bird" -- where players repeatedly tap the screen to move the main character upward to avoid obstacles (or enemies).

King says the object of the game is to score 44 points -- one more than the Seahawks scored on the Broncos in the S.B. -- but the ex-NFL player tells us it's nearly impossible.

"No one has gotten to 44 so far, it’s pretty hard."

King says business has been great so far -- with more than 2,000 downloads in the first week of its release.

Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice has struck a deal with prosecutors that could keep him out of jail for allegedly KOing his then-fiance in an Atlantic City casino ... but there's one big catch.

Rice was accepted into a pretrial intervention program on Tuesday -- a program that allows defendants to avoid prosecution pending the completion of a specific set of rehabilitative conditions.

Officials wouldn't give any specific details on Rice's program -- only saying that it will last one year ... and he MUST stay out of trouble during the course of the PTI.

If he can satisfy those requirements, prosecutors will drop the 3rd degree aggravated assault charge.

Rice's attorney told ESPN, "We're very happy with the result. We're glad that the court and the prosecutor's office agreed PTI was the appropriate disposition for the case."

As we previously reported, Rice was arrested on February 15 after allegedly beating up Janay Palmer (who he later married) at the Revel Casino in Atlantic City, NJ.

TMZ Sports published video showing Rice dragging Palmer's unconscious body out of a casino elevator ... but Rice's attorney insisted there was more to the story than meets the eye.

Rob Kardashian has an NFL sympathizer ... a former lineman who tells TMZ Sports it can be HARDER to shed the extra lbs when you have the world at your fingertips ... but he insists, it CAN be done.

We spoke with former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman Alan Faneca ... who famously dropped more than 100 pounds after retiring from pro football ... and he tells us he knows the struggle big stars like Rob face when they try to lose weight.

More than 600 retired NFL players -- including Ricky Watters and Roger Craig -- have teamed up to sue NFL Films ... claiming they're sick of watching the company exploit old NFL footage without paying the players a cent.

There are only 2 people in history who are capable of "doing 100% good" ... Michael Jordan and Jesus Christ (in that order) ... so says Metta World Peace.

Metta was at the 29th Anniversary Cedars-Sinai Sports Spectacular Gala in L.A. last night when he waxed poetic in a lightning round of topics. Here's a sample of some of the gold:

Metta's movie career:
"I'm pretty busy, so I don't have time to be in 'Transformers 4' as a lead ... If I have time maybe I'll do "Green Mile Part 2."

Metta's hobbies:
"I have the time to kiss babies, I have the time to make love to my girlfriend ... i have a lot of time for that type of stuff

Metta's political aspirations:
"In 4 years, I will run for President ... but just not right now.

Metta on Obama:
"He's doing 80% good. I can't give him 100, only person 100% is Michael Jordan and Jesus."

Metta on What He Wants to Eat at the White House:
"I want some collared greens, ribs, grape Kool-Aid, watermelon and fried chicken 'cause I'm black."

He's got some stiff competition ... but NFL star Larry English says his lingerie model GF is the hottest in the entire NFL ... so, TAKE THAT AJ McCARRON!

Larry made the proclamation while leaving Greystone Manor in L.A. with Nicole Williams -- who's been featured in Treats! Magazine and on La Senza -- a huge lingerie website.

No doubt Williams is a total smokeshow ... but how does she stack up in an extremely competitive league filled with talent like Lindsey Duke (Blake Bortles' GF), Katherine Webb (AJ McCarron's GF) and Draya Michele (Orlando Scandrick's GF)??

... and all was right with the world again.

Thanks to the good work of Jimmy Fallon, Don Mattingly was reunited with his legendary lip warmer last night ... and it was magical.

Of course, Mattingly's mustache was like Samson's locks -- powering the former Yankees star into superstardom back in the '80s.

For some crazy unknown reason, Donny Baseball separated from his snot mop a few years ago ... and like Alex Trebek, he's never been the same since.

It wasn't "Titanic." It wasn't even "The Notebook" ... but NBA Hall-of-Famer Gary Payton admits there was ONE movie that made him cry once ... and it's all Taye Diggs' fault.

The Glove and his son (Glove Jr.?) were leaving DBA nightclub in L.A. last night -- when we asked if he got misty eyed during Kevin Durant's MVP speech ... you know, the one where he thanked his mom (yeah, we cried. Don't judge).

For the record, Gary says HE didn't shed a single tear ... and tried to play the "I'm too tough to cry" card.

But when we pushed, Payton revealed the one flick that opened the waterworks -- a film that came out pretty recently.