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Former MLB shortstop Rafael Furcal -- a three-time All-Star -- was arrested in Florida on Wednesday, TMZ Sports has confirmed.

According to court records, Furcal turned himself in to law enforcement at around 2:15 PM after the Sunrise Police Department had issued a warrant for his arrest just two days prior.

Court docs show Furcal was wanted by cops on two separate charges -- one felony count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, and another felony count of throwing a deadly missile into an occupied vehicle.

Legendary wrestling commentator Jim Ross just revealed he's dealing with yet another health battle -- alerting his fans of his recent colon cancer diagnosis.

The 73-year-old AEW announcer shared the news on X on Thursday ... stating surgery will be scheduled in the next few weeks as he fights the disease.

"I appreciate your concern and support," Ross said.

Hulk Hogan just underwent neck surgery ... but TMZ Sports has learned he's already up and runnin' wild!!!

A rep for the wrestling legend tells us ... Hulk required a "little fusion procedure" on Wednesday in an effort to make him "feel a little better."

The 71-year-old, though, required little recovery time, and was back to work on Thursday.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are paying tribute to a local icon ... the MLB team just dropped a sneak peek of their upcoming bobblehead night -- featuring the late Mac Miller.

The team showed off the soon-to-be collector's item Thursday morning ... which features Miller, rocking a Pirates jersey with the city's "412" area code, and wearing a yellow and black yin-yang cap.

Alongside the snaps of the giveaway item, the Pirates also dropped a video featuring Steel City locals speaking about Mac's impact. Pittsburgh outfielder Andrew McCutchen was also part of the video.

Here's a new excuse -- Larsa Pippen is blaming Covid for her rendezvous with Malik Beasley ... admitting in a new interview that hooking up with the NBA player was a mistake.

Pippen and Beasley became a thing back in 2020 while he was still married to Montana Yao, who later said she was "blindsided" by the affair.

Pippen, 50, and Malik, 28, split a short time later ... and he reconciled with Yao after publicly apologizing to her and their son.

Jaylen Brown grabbed more than just rebounds last night ... he got a handful of Josh Hart's junk, and the Knicks star's wife wasn't a fan of grab, calling it "weird."

The bizarre incident happened during game five of the Eastern Conference Semifinals in Boston. Hart set a screen on the Celtics star, and whether intentionally or not, Brown's hand found its way to Hart's privates, which he then appeared to grab.

Josh wasn't a fan of the cup-check ... shoving Brown away from him, which led to a technical foul being issued to both players.

The Jacksonville Jaguars came up with a short and sweet way to reveal their 2025 schedule to fans ... by utilizing Sabrina Carpenter's famous "Juno" sex positions to get it done.

The team dropped easily the hottest video as all 32 squads used their creativity to announce their order of opponents ... sharing the singer's viral tour poses and comparing them to the logos throughout the league.

For those who haven't caught any of her shows, Carpenter -- who has made it clear she loves banging -- ends her "Juno" song with a slew of sex positions ... which has become quite a phenomenon with her fanbase.

9:30 AM PT -- Tyreek Hill has now weighed in on the video ... and he made it clear he didn't have a problem with it.

"Should've left it up @Colts," he wrote on his X page, "this was funny."

6:52 AM PT -- The Colts just released a statement on the deleted video, explaining they took it down "because it exceeded our rights with Microsoft and included an insensitive clip involving Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill."

"We sincerely apologize to Microsoft and Tyreek," the team added.

The Indianapolis Colts appeared to poke fun at Tyreek Hill's infamous 2024 run-in with cops in their schedule release video Wednesday ... and fans were so outraged by the imagery, the NFL org. ended up pulling the clip down just minutes after it posted it.

The vid -- which was Minecraft-themed -- was supposed to be a whimsical way for the Colts to show their fans who their favorite team would be playing in 2025-26.

Longtime Reds announcer Marty Brennaman is thrilled Pete Rose is now eligible for the Hall of Fame -- but he admits he's still got a bone to pick with Major League Baseball ... telling TMZ Sports the decision should have been made YEARS ago.

Brennaman -- who called most of Rose's memorable moments in a Cincinnati uniform -- didn't make many bones about it during a sit-down with us the day after Rob Manfred lifted Rose's lifetime ban ... explaining, "I just felt he had served his jail time, if you will, far longer than he really should have had to do it."

"And," Brennaman added, "the fact they rushed to make him eligible within in a matter of months to me was the wrong way to go about doing business."

Verbal jabs were thrown during the Jake Paul vs Julio César Chávez Jr. press conference ... but it wasn't between the two combatants -- but rather Paul and and his opponent's dad.

The two jawed at each other after event moderator Chris Mannix asked the 62-year-old how he believes the bout will go down between his son and El Gallo.

"He's never faced a fighter like my son," the boxing great said. "With all due respect, fighting Mike Tyson, I think I would have given him a better fight. He didn't throw one punch all fight."

Kim Zolciak is a free agent and by the looks of her most recent bikini pics -- the reality TV star couldn't be happier!

Sportin' an ivory stringy bikini, Kim displayed her curves while on a tropical vacay -- wrapping up in a matching wrap.

As you know, Kim's been in the hot seat navigating her tumultuous divorce with former NFL player Kroy Biermann, but based on these stellar snaps -- she appears to be tying up loose ends swimmingly!

Olympic gold medalist Kyle Snyder is adamant he will learn and grow from his recent run-in with cops ... insisting Wednesday his May 9 arrest is not the end of his story.

The 29-year-old wrestling superstar -- who was thrown in handcuffs at a Columbus, Ohio Quality Inn and Suites last week for engaging in prostitution -- said in a statement on his X page he's now leaning on his faith to get him through the difficult time he's currently in.

"I want to thank everyone who has reached out with kindness and support," Snyder wrote. "My focus is on my relationship with the Lord Jesus and my family."

While Jayson Tatum's right leg needed repair, his attitude clearly requires no adjustment ... check out a photo he just posted, he seems to be in good spirits despite undergoing brutal surgery.

Tatum's been hanging out in a hospital ever since he blew out his Achilles in Game 4 of the Celtics' playoff matchup with the Knicks, but in a pic he shared to his Instagram page Wednesday morning, he showed he's not letting it all keep him down.

Tatum -- whose right ankle was heavily bandaged -- had a smile in the snap ... and he also flashed a big thumbs up.

Adam Sandler shared a touching tribute to the late Hollywood legend Morris the Alligator after his passing this week ... pouring his heart out for his "Happy Gilmore" costar in an emotional social media post.

The actor and comedian said goodbye to the reptile Wednesday morning ... reflecting on the challenges of working with a live gator -- as well as the good times.

"You could be hard on directors, make-up artists, costumers -- really anyone with arms or legs -- but I know you did it for the ultimate good of the film," Sandler said.

Jordon Hudson penned an emotional letter to her cheer team after making the decision to quit ... and in the note, she issued an apology to her squadmates for all of the hoopla her relationship with Bill Belichick caused.

The message -- which was obtained by The Washington Post -- appeared to be sent this past winter ... after Belichick had accepted the UNC football head coaching job.

Hudson explained to her teammates she would no longer be flying for ECE Blackout in Massachusetts -- as she was going to follow her 73-year-old boyfriend to Chapel Hill.

Nicolas Cage and Christian Bale have transformed themselves into John Madden and Al Davis for an upcoming flick about the Raiders legend ... and when compared to the real-life figures, they're just twins, baby!!

Amazon MGM Studios provided an image of the two actors dressed up as the coaching great and team owner for the "Madden" movie that's currently in production ... and they nailed the two iconic figures' appearances.

In the promo pic, Cage and Bale pose in front of the camera while sporting Super Bowl rings ... with the former rocking a Raiders jacket and the latter rocking Davis' slicked-back hair and sunglasses.