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Saraya and All Elite Wrestling have gone their separate ways ... and while the former WWE Superstar is excited to pursue opportunities outside of the squared-circle, she tells TMZ Sports she'd seriously consider a return to her old promotion.

We caught up with Saraya shortly after news broke of her contract with AEW coming to an end ... and she reiterated it was a mutual split from both sides.

"Tony [Khan] was great throughout the whole process," she said. "He was very supportive of everything. I just wanted to get my toes wet outside of wrestling."

The New York spotlight might scare some people away ... but new voice of the Yankees Dave Sims isn't sweating over his new gig, even though he has big shoes to fill -- telling TMZ Sports he's excited for the dream opportunity!!

We caught up with Sims on the streets of NYC ... and he explained he feels no pressure to fill the shoes of longtime radio announcer John Sterling, who retired after 36 years -- 'cause it's something he's experienced in the past.

"John had a great run," he said. "I had a great run in Seattle. I essentially replaced Dave Niehaus in Seattle. I've done this before. I'm back home in New York, I mean it doesn't get better than this."

Brandon Moreno's heading into his main event fight, not with anger or aggression ... but instead with gratitude, telling TMZ Sports he's super thankful the UFC has given him the opportunity to fight at home!

"I'm just very grateful with the company, very grateful with the UFC to keep giving me these opportunities to show my skills to my country, you know, to Mexico. So I'm just enjoying the moment. I'm just enjoying the moment," the 31-year-old former Flyweight champ told us days before the scrap against Steve Erceg.

Erceg, 29 years old, is 12-3 as a pro ... and will be across from Moreno Saturday night at Arena CDMX in Mexico City.

Linda Hogan is ready for all-out war with Brooke after her daughter's shocking allegations of abuse ... 'cause their one-time rift has turned into an all-out feud that may get litigious fast!

Here's the deal ... the mother-daughter "Hogan Knows Best" duo are in a bitter public back-and-forth over their falling out years ago, which came to a head on Friday when legal threats were leveled.

Linda -- Hulk's ex-wife -- tells TMZ ... she's ready to take Brooke to court if her smear campaign continues ... namely her daughter accusing her of physical abuse when she was a child.

Resorts World casino in Las Vegas just got hit with a bad beat ... as the venue was fined $10.5 million in connection to a money laundering case involving a bookmaker who took thousands of bets for Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara.

The Nevada Gaming Control Board dropped the news on Friday ... saying  the two sides entered into a settlement over the "unsuitable methods of operation primarily resulting from activities at the licensed property by illegal bookmakers Matthew Bowyer and Damien LeForbes."

Along with the fine ... the Vegas location will be making changes to its executive leadership and implementing stricter protocols to prevent money laundering, but it will not have to admit or deny any of the allegations made against it.

Jake Paul's fiancée Jutta Leerdam made a splash in more ways than one at an indoor water park on Friday -- turnin' heads with her surfin' skills ... and teeny bikini!

The couple seemingly took a break from filming their new reality show, "Paul American" (we see no TV cameras in sight) ... and hit up the DreamWorks Water Park in East Rutherford, NJ to catch some waves at Skudin Surf.

Leerdam -- an Olympic speed skater -- went solo, proudly filming his boo as she rode the waves, showcasing her incredible athleticism, and drop-dead gorgeous body!

11:55 AM PT -- The back-and-forth continues ... Brooke Hogan just clapped back at her mother Linda's earlier statement calling her a narcissist.

BH posted a detailed, if reluctant, response on IG, saying she never asked for any of this and was trying to avoid the whole thing, calling out "false claims" made by her mom.

Specifically she addresses Linda's timeline of their relationship, pointing out she has a photo -- which she also posted -- of her mother meeting Brooke's husband, which conflicts with Linda saying Brooke hasn't spoken to her in years ... and she claims Linda deleted something about having "never met my husband and she doesn't even know what his name is." Receipts are crucial.

Linda Hogan -- Hulk's ex-wife -- is denying claims she was ever physically or verbally abusive to her daughter, Brooke ... instead calling Brooke a "narcissist" who attacked her.

The mother-of-two fired back at Brooke's claims in a lengthy Facebook post from just a few hours ago ... claiming narcissism runs deep in the family -- and, both Brooke and Hulk suffer from it.

LH then admits she may have spanked Brooke on one occasion and called her a couple names ... but, claims she never treated her daughter as poorly as she claims -- adding Brooke had a cell phone and could've easily posted all about this alleged abuse back in the day if she wanted to.

Sometimes you just gotta get from A to B -- even if it means totally disrupting a basketball game that's already in full swing.

Check out this hilarious TikTok clip -- this elderly woman gave zero F's as she casually strolled across the court, totally unfazed while a young boy frantically dribbled by her as the opposing team chased him down, trying to snatch the ball.

Looks like the future basketball star didn’t quite land the slam dunk -- the boy immediately turned back, throwing his arms up in the air in frustration ... but the elderly woman strolled on by, totally unbothered.

Former Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves has won an appeal of his sexual assault conviction ... with a Spanish Court overturning the ruling this week.

Alves -- who spent 14 months behind bars as part of the case -- was found guilty back in February 2024 after he was accused of raping a woman at a Spanish nightclub in December 2022 ... and was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison.

Alves denied the allegation during the trial ... claiming their interaction was consensual.

Rachel Uchitel, Tiger Woods' ex-girlfriend, is officially off the market -- she’s now engaged to businessman Dan Donovan after a whirlwind 8-month romance!

Uchitel tells TMZ she feels lucky to be loved by such an amazing man ... and her happiness is clear from her IG post Friday, where she shares pics of her romantic oceanfront proposal -- complete with a kiss!

Rachel also shows off the massive 10.25-carat square-cut ring. We're told the proposal took place at Santa Barbara’s Rosewood Miramar Beach hotel at sunset on the balcony.

Ya thought 3/28 was gonna come and go without Bill Belichick's girlfriend taking a shot at the Atlanta Falcons?? Yeah, right -- Jordon Hudson made sure to acknowledge the sports "holiday" on Friday ... letting her followers know she's celebrating in honor of her man's old team!!

The 24-year-old posted an Instagram Story with a sly caption that read, "Happy 3/28 Day to all who celebrate" ... and shared a pic of her with the North Carolina coach back from their Super Bowl week festivities last month.

The image shows them in the same outfits they wore when they were spotted out in New Orleans on Feb. 8 at brunch with the NFL commish Roger Goodell.

Gymnast Livvy Dunne and deejay Chantel Jeffries are ruffling up some feathers -- both gorgeous gals put up these thirst trap selfies, but which animal print bikini has you feelin' feisty?!?

Livvy's rockin' with a leopard print 'suit, while Chantel suited up in her finest zebra bikini!

The question here is:

VOTE NOW!

Taylor Jenkins just got fired on his day off -- the Memphis Grizzlies organization shocked fans on Friday by announcing they axed their head coach!

"I'm genuinely appreciative of Taylor's contribution to this team and this city over the past six seasons," Grizzlies President Zach Kleiman said in a statement.

"This was a difficult decision, given the consistent and tangible development of our players and overall success under Taylor's leadership. I wish Taylor very best going forward."

Dallas Maverick fans are still pissed about Luka Doncic getting traded to the Lakers ... but Mark Cuban is reiterating he had NOTHING to do with it -- claiming he was promised he'd maintain control of basketball operations when he sold the team, but that didn't happen.

Cuban -- who has a net worth of $5.7 billion -- took time to respond to a fan on Facebook who said he should be "run out of Dallas" as a result of the shocking transaction ... firing off in the comment section to defend himself.

He told the fan that when he sold the team 16 months ago to Miriam Adelson, he expected to run basketball operations for the squad, but "Someone obviously changed their mind."

Tanner Bibee was set to make his first-ever Opening Day start for the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday before his tummy had other plans -- but the pitcher wants to make it absolutely clear it was NOT Chipotle's fault!!

For those unfamiliar with the 26-year-old, he revealed his pregame superstition ahead of the 2024 MLB season -- which involves hitting up the popular Mexican restaurant to get ready for a start.

Bibee even shared his go-to order ... which involved brown rice, chicken, pico de gallo, hot sauce, cheese, guacamole and lettuce.

Ice Cube delivered the Commissioner's trophy to the 2024 World Series champion Dodgers before their home opener on Thursday ... and he did it in true California style, like only an L.A. legend could!

Cube had the honor of handing over the coveted hardware ... and he did it in a totally unique way, cruising on the field in what looks like a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air.

As you can imagine, the 53K plus fans in the house went nuts when they saw the "Check Yo Self" rapper who was dripped out in an all-Dodgers blue fit.