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Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey are getting in some quality time before their little bundle of joy makes its big debut to the world ... taking a vacation after announcing the pregnancy!!

The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover model -- who confirmed on Monday she's got a baby on the way -- is documenting the married couple's road trip from Charlotte to Tennessee ... and her growing belly was on full display.

The pair stuffed their Cadillac SUV and brought along their adorable pup, Oliver Sprinkles, for the occasion ... but their four-legged friend elected to get some Zs as they headed to their destination.

The Tokyo Dome was PACKED with fans wanting to get a glimpse of the Dodgers in action ... but the crazy part is it wasn't even for a game -- it was just a workout!!

More than 10,000 fans filed into the stadium to catch local heroes Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Roki Sasaki and their Dodgers teammates take the field for practice ahead of their two-game tilt against Chicago in the MLB Tokyo Series starting on Tuesday.

For spectators who wanted an early preview of the World Series champs, the get-in price for the workout was ¥2,000 -- or about $13 here in the States. Tickets reportedly sold out in about an hour.

Haley Cavinder is breaking her silence on Hanna's apparent breakup from Carson Beck ... claiming she repeatedly tried to warn her sister of her "gut feeling" about their relationship -- but it sounds like the message wasn't received until it was too late.

Haley hopped on TikTok to address all the speculation surrounding Hanna's love life on Thursday ... and while she said it's "not my story to tell," she said she's not going to stay quiet as her sister deals with the fallout.

"I just want to say one thing because I can't be too crazy unfiltered on here," Haley said. "If your sister comes to you, or your friend or someone that's really important in your life and they have a gut feeling about a relationship or a friendship, for example, and they just tell you that on a repeated basis, trust your dang sister. Trust her. She's always right."

Micah Parsons and DeMarcus Lawrence have gone from teammates to enemies in a hurry ... the Cowboys superstar unloaded on the former Dallas pass rusher on Thursday, straight up calling the new Seahawk a "clown."

The beef all started over some comments Lawrence made to Seattle media a day after he inked a three-year, $42 million contract to leave the 'Boys for the Pacific Northwest.

In explaining his decision to bolt from Big D, Lawrence told one reporter, "Dallas is my home ... but, you know, I know for sure I'm not going win a Super Bowl there."

Jamien Sherwood celebrated his new New York Jets contract in the most linebacker way possible ... by engorging on an enormous cut of steak!

TMZ Sports has learned ... just two days after the 25-year-old agreed to sign a new $45 million deal with the Jets -- he and some pals hit up the world-renowned Benjamin Prime in NYC to rejoice.

We're told the footballer and his group all feasted on some signature porterhouses -- which Sherwood enjoyed with a medium temp.

Tiger Woods has a new love interest ... Vanessa Trump!

A source with direct knowledge confirmed to TMZ Sports on Thursday the golfing legend recently got into a romantic relationship with Donald Trump Jr.'s ex-wife.

The Daily Mail -- which first reported the news -- stated the two got together sometime around Thanksgiving ... but have kept things low-key, opting for more casual nights at Tiger's Jupiter, Fla. pad as opposed to grandiose nights out.

Davante Adams and Aaron Rodgers appear to be having two entirely different weeks -- while the quarterback looked lonely and deep in thought during a stroll on the beach, his former teammate is living it up in Los Angeles!!

The Rams' newest offensive weapon was spotted hanging around his new stomping grounds with his wife and daughter on Thursday ... and we're told they got a bite to eat at Tocaya Organica.

It was a big day for the Adams gang -- as No. 17 had his introductory press conference with the Rams as well ... and just like in his media availability, he proudly rocked an L.A. hat while roaming the town.

DK Metcalf might not have a ring yet, but his girlfriend Normani sure does ... 'cause the NFL star popped the question to the R&B singer -- and she said YES!!

The two-time Pro Bowler announced the engagement on Thursday at his introductory press conference with his new team, the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Normani -- famously known for her song "Love Lies" -- was present for the event ... and Metcalf told her to show off the diamond ring to the reporters.

Kim Kardashian hoped to buy a piece of family history from the O.J. Simpson estate ... asking to purchase her dad's Bible -- but, the estate's executor says it's too late to purchase it outside the auction.

Here's the deal ... Malcom LaVergne -- executor of the late controversial actor's estate -- tells TMZ Kim Kardashian's team reached out to him last month after we broke the story that some of O.J.'s personal effects were going up for auction.

Among them ... a Holy Bible gifted to Simpson by her father, Robert Kardashian -- with a note inscribed by the late Kardashian patriarch scribbled inside.

John Feinstein -- a longtime sports reporter and author -- has died at the age of 69 ... according to his employer, the Washington Post.

John's brother -- Robert -- confirmed his passing to the outlet on Thursday. His cause of death was not revealed.

Feinstein started his career at the Post in 1977 ... working as a night police reporter before joining the sports beat. He was the author of 48 books, 23 of which became a New York Times best seller. One of his most well-known pieces was "A Season on the Brink," which followed the 1985-86 Indiana University men's basketball team led by Bob Knight.

The first-place Cleveland Cavaliers may have some serious competition -- at least in the prank department!!

One night after the Cavs filled rookie Jaylon Tyson's car with popcorn, San Antonio pulled off a vehicle scheme of their own on Rookie of the Year candidate Stephon Castle. But instead of loading his ride with kernels … Castle's teammates jacked his Toyota Supra's wheels!

The hilarious moment was captured on video by Spurs star Devin Vassell on Wednesday night just after the team's win over Dallas. You can see in the clip, he was joined by several of his teammates, who all made fun of Castle for the pickle they had just put him in.

Xavier Worthy's attorneys just released an additional statement to TMZ Sports, once again denying Tia Jones' allegations ... while claiming her application for a protective order "was unnecessary and a media ploy."

"Mr. Worthy had hoped that he would have a long-term relationship with Ms. Jones when he proposed months ago," Chip Lewis and Sam Bassett said. "It is a sad commentary that after she has been asked to leave his residence on multiple occasions, that she refused to leave and now continues to make false allegations and defamatory statements to extort him."

The lawyers added that Worthy has hired an additional civil attorney "to address" Jones' "defamatory statements."

The Tampa Bays Rays' plans to build a brand new ballpark in St. Petersburg have been scrapped ... the team announced it's now shifting its focus to restoring its current Tropicana Field home for the 2026 season.

The team released a statement on social media Thursday morning ... saying after careful deliberation, "We have concluded we cannot move forward with the new ballpark and development project at this time."

"A series of events beginning in October that no one could have anticipated led to this difficult decision."

Kim Kardashian says her ex-husband Kris Humphries only partially paid for her lavish engagement ring, then took it back in the divorce.

On the latest episode of "The Kardashians," Kim reminisces with Khloe about her engagement rings from ex-husbands.

Kim reveals Humphries proposed with an 18-carat emerald cut from Lorraine Schwartz ... a step up from the 14-carat cushion cut engagement ring she got from her first husband, Damon Thomas.

12:19 PM PT -- Take a deep breath, everybody -- Blue Devils head coach Jon Scheyer updated reporters on Flagg's status after the game ... saying he suffered a sprained ankle and X-rays came back negative.

10:32 AM PT -- Duke fans can exhale at least a little bit ... Cooper Flagg just walked gingerly back onto the floor to join his teammates on the bench.

While it seems unlikely he returns to action Thursday -- it's obviously a positive sign that he's now moving around under his own power.

Look away, Blue Devils fans ... Cooper Flagg just hurt his ankle -- and based on how he needed a wheelchair to maneuver around after suffering the injury, Duke faithful should be holding its collective breath.

The Dallas Mavericks just can't seem to peel themselves off the doormat ... even Southwest Airlines is now taking popshots at them!!

The plane co. dissed the Mavs in an Instagram post on Thursday ... making fun of the NBA team's controversial Luka Doncic trade while defending its new checked bag policy.

In an effort to try to soften the blow of telling their customers they're now charging some of them for checked luggage ... Southwest officials wrote in a carousel, "It's not like we traded Luka..."