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Here it is ... PROOF ... that 50 Cent's arm isn't as terrible as it seemed during his legendarily awful first pitch at Tuesday's Mets game.

Just before he took the mound at Citi Field and threw a pitch so terrible, even Gary Dell'Abate had to laugh at it ... 50 was warming up the bullpen and displayed some pretty decent accuracy.

Check out the clip ... sure, he could use some work on his mechanics ... but it's not really that terrible.

Unfortunately, it's not really what you do in practice that counts ...

Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford is under investigation by the LAPD after allegedly squirting a heckler in the face with a water bottle during Monday's Game 4 loss to the Kings ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Baltimore Ravens superstar Jacoby Jones -- along with 2 Ravens teammates -- were booted out of a Maryland bar this past weekend for being too hammered ... and TMZ Sports has the footage.

Sources at Seacrets Restaurant & Bar tell us ... Jones had been partying with running back Bernard Pierce and cornerback Jimmy Smith -- when he and Pierce were asked to leave early Saturday evening after a boozing marathon went a little too long.

Multiple sources tell us ... it ain't that complicated -- Jones and Bernard simply got too hammered ... with one person telling us, "They couldn't maintain their composure."

For the record, Seacrets is like a giant beach party -- and it ain't too hard to lose track of your Mai Tai intake.

Eventually, bar staff approached the guys and asked them to leave ... and security escorted them off the property. Smith was actually allowed to stay and hung out a little longer.

We're told the guys were "cooperative and compliant" and are welcome back.

Donald Sterling may now be saying he disavows anything Shelly Sterling is doing to sell the Clippers ... but TMZ Sports has obtained a letter personally signed by Donald giving Shelly control ... and he sent the letter to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver.

In the letter -- obtained by TMZ Sports -- dated May 22, 2014, Sterling's lawyer writes:

"As you know, I have been a long-time attorney for Donald T. Sterling. Mr. Sterling agrees to the sale of his interest in the Los Angeles Clippers."

The letter goes on: "This letter confirms that Donald T. Sterling authorizes Rochelle Sterling to negotiate with the National Basketball Association regarding all issues in connection with a sale of the Los Angeles Clippers team, owned by LAC Basketball Club, Inc."

Below the lawyers signature is Donald Sterling's John Hancock, saying "read and approved."

So ... Sterling's lawyer may now says he's unaware of any deal his client made with Shelly, but Donald did the deed on paper and it was signed, sealed and delivered.

As for Donald, he went to Mastro's Steakhouse in Beverly Hills last night -- but when asked about the sale of the team, his lips were sealed.

The Santa Barbara shooter never would have been able to inflict as much carnage on innocent students if more people were LEGALLY carrying guns ... so says ex-NFL star Lito Sheppard.

The 2-time Pro Bowl cornerback -- who happens to be a staunch 2nd amendment supporter -- tells TMZ Sports he subscribes to the N.R.A. theory that the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is with a good guy with a gun.

"If you were in a situation like this [Santa Barbara], and you had more legal gun carriers with guns, you could stop it," Sheppard says.

"Like, if you were in a mall and someone started shooting and you had some good people with guns there, you might be able to stop them. Or maybe you would lose only one person or two people instead of like 100.”

When we asked Lito if he believes incidents like the S.B. shooting -- in which 6 people were killed -- should result in tougher gun laws, Lito balked -- saying, "It doesn’t make any sense for them to make it tougher for responsible gun owners to get access."

"Making it tougher to get the guns will just result in a bigger black market for them."

There have been rumblings that V. Stiviano is gunning for a role on VH1's "Basketball Wives" ... so, when we saw "BW" exec producer Shaunie O'Neal out in L.A. this weekend, we had to ask if V. has a shot.

Let's put it this way ... Shaunie (who's awesome btw) didn't exactly say no.

We also asked O'Neal if she's ever reached out to Kobe Bryant's wife Vanessa to see if she'd be interested in doing the show.

You can find him in the clubhouse ... humiliated on a national level -- because Tuesday night 50 Cent may have thrown out the worst first pitch in MLB history.

Fiddy was given the honor at the NY Mets game at Citi Field before the Mets took on the Pittsburgh Pirates.

There was a wind up. There was a pitch. There was a disaster.

Indy 500 champ Ryan Hunter-Reay has driven all over the world ... so when we asked which city has the WORST drivers, he didn't even have to hesitate before answering.

TMZ Sports ran into Ryan in NYC on Tuesday -- fresh off his big win -- and the guy says he's been on such a high since taking the checkered flag, he's only slept about 4 hours.

Apparently, Bar Mitzvahs are a team sport in New York City ... because NY Giants star Prince Amukamara was with a bunch of other G-Men when he turnt up with the Hebrews ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Prince -- along with fellow Giants players Walter Thurmond (CB), Henry Hynoski (FB) Michael Cox (RB) ... and former Giants stars Ahmad Bradshaw, Ottis Anderson (RB) and Stephen Baker (WR) -- helped a kid named A.J. celebrate his journey into manhood this past weekend.

Prince tells us the whole thing was put together by Tiki Barber -- who runs Thuzio ... a company that allows people to to hire stars to appear at cool functions ... like Bar Mitzvahs.

"It really was a big surprise for the boy A.J.," Prince said ... "They announced us ... they had our pictures, it was pretty great. I'm sure the kids had a great time, and so did I!!"

Prince says he had a blast at the party -- "The dancing was my favorite part. There was an MC. They had professional dancers. Hynoski said he was dancing before I got there. We did all do the 'Cha Cha Slide' together."

TMZ has sources close to both T.I. and Floyd Mayweather and it's become very clear ... each side is telling a very different version of events surrounding the fight.

No one is debating what caused it -- as TMZ first reported, it was over T.I.'s wife Tiny -- but what is up for debate ... is who hit whom during the melee.

T.I.'s side: Our T.I. sources say the rapper swung and hit Floyd ... which is what sparked the whole brawl at Fatburger in Las Vegas early Sunday morning. T.I. even hinted at the punch in an Instagram video he posted the next day.

Floyd's side: The champ is telling friends T.I. never hit him with any punch ... he only tussled with members of Floyd's security team.

"Basketball Wives" star Malaysia Pargo insists her divorce from NBA player Jannero Pargo is NOT as nasty as it seems ... telling TMZ Sports she still wants to be friends after the split.

We broke the story ... Malaysia just filed divorce docs in L.A. after airing her beef with the Charlotte Hornets player on various social media platforms ... and it seemed the two were ready to go to war.

But now, Malaysia tells us both she and Jannero are keeping things friendly for the good of their 3 children -- and are committed to not only being civil toward each other, but friendly.

Austin Mahone tells TMZ Sports ... there ain't no doubt about it -- the San Antonio Spurs will WIN the NBA championship.

The pop superstar was out in NYC -- being very cool with fans btw -- when we asked how far he thinks his hometown team will go in the playoffs this year.

"I think they're gonna kill it," Mahone said ... "They need to redeem themselves for last year."

In fact, Austin says he's looking forward to seeing his squad take on the Miami Heat because he's super confident the Spurs will be able to dominate LeBron James and company.

An alleged associate of Aaron Hernandez will plead NOT GUILTY to murdering Odin Lloyd when he is arraigned on murder charges in Massachusetts later today ... his lawyer tells TMZ Sports.

Carlos Ortiz -- who officials believe has a relationship with the former NFL star -- will appear in court this afternoon to be arraigned in the murder of Odin Lloyd.

Oritz was initially charged with unlicensed possession of a firearm in connection with the case -- but now prosecutors think they have enough to convict him of murder.

But Ortiz's lawyer, Mike Maloney, tells us ... Carlos will enter a not guilty plea when he faces the judge today and says his client insists he's innocent.

Hernandez has already been charged with murder -- as well as another alleged associate, Ernest Wallace. Both men have also pled not guilty.

Hours after Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr. and T.I. squared off over the rapper's wife ... Floyd sent a not so subtle message to T.I. ... "These hos ain't loyal."

Floyd joked to his pals that he dropped that pearl of wisdom on T.I. during their fight in Vegas. In the video ... you can hear he's playing off Chris Brown's hit "Loyal" ... which was blaring inside Larry Flynt's Hustler Club at the time.

You CAN'T blame Dodgers announcer Charley Steiner for jinxing Hyun-jin Ryu's perfect game yesterday ... even though he started talking about it with only 6 outs to go ... so sayeth Vin Scully.

Dodgers fans started cringing at the top of the 8th inning when Steiner brought up Sandy Koufax -- and mentioned how Ryu was only 6 outs away from joining the Hall of Fame as the only other Dodger to throw a perfect game.

Two pitches later ... it was all over.

But according to Vin Scully (via an L.A. Times interview from 1960) ... you can't blame the play-by-play guy.

"I've called two near no-hitters this year. And have kept the listeners informed from the fourth inning on," Scully said at the time.

"It's insulting the listeners to make them think they're silly and superstitious enough to believe my telling them that a no-hitter is going will affect the game."

So there you have it ... Steiner, you're off the hook.