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Larsa Pippen's got a thing for basketball players -- and apparently coaches, too -- 'cause Scottie's ex just opened up on a brief romance she had with a 47-year-old before linking up with her new boyfriend, Jeff Coby ... and he was a real whistleblower.

The reality TV star peeled back the curtain on her dating life on the latest episode of Angela Yee's "Lip Service" podcast ... when the topic of age being just a number was raised.

"I dated a guy that was 47 years old, before I dated Jeff, and he was so immature," Pippen said.

Christian Horner's dominant run at Red Bull is over -- the longtime team principal was fired on Wednesday ... ending his 20-year relationship with the organization.

The news left F1 fans stunned ... with the team thanking Horner -- who is married to Spice Girls member Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice) -- for his "exceptional work" over the span of two decades, but electing not to provide a reason for the decision.

"With his tireless commitment, experience, expertise and innovative thinking, he has been instrumental in establishing Red Bull Racing as one of the most successful and attractive teams in Formula 1," team exec Oliver Mintzlaff said in a statement.

Round II between Adrian Peterson and his poker rival looks like it will, in fact, go down inside a ring ... as TMZ Sports has learned the NFL legend's adversary has signed a contract with Celebrity Boxing.

The promotion's founder, Damon Feldman, tells us ... Joe "Baby Joe" Castaneda agreed to a scrap with Peterson this week -- and formally put pen to a pact on Tuesday.

Peterson's yet to ink his deal ... but Feldman tells us he's expecting that to happen soon.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott says the blame game is for losers ... and there will be no finger pointing involving the deadly floods in his state ... he says if winning football teams don't throw people under the bus, neither should Texans.

Abbott went with a pigskin analogy Tuesday in response to a question about who was to blame for flash floods that have killed at least 109 people in Central Texas.

The Governor says every inch of the Lone Star State loves their football -- high school, college or NFL -- and Texans should take a cue from their favorite teams and not resort to blaming others when things go wrong.

Olivia Culpo’s bumpin' and flexin' -- proving pregnancy doesn’t mean pressing pause on the glam as she stripped down for a stunning nude photoshoot.

Check her out -- Olivia was primped, preened, and serving full goddess energy as she covered up with just her hands, striking a side pose to flaunt that blossoming bump in a stunning B&W shoot.

Olivia looked absolutely stunning, but she kept the spotlight right where it belonged -- on the journey, with the caption, "The greatest privilege of my life has been watching this body become a home 🤍."

Newly released police video shows Mary Lou Retton flaunted her celebrity status during her arrest earlier this year ... at one point yelling to officers, "I'm West Virginia's First Daughter!"

The run-in with the Fairmont City Police Department took place in Marion County, W.V., back on May 17 ... after authorities said she was driving recklessly.

An incident report stated during a traffic stop, cops smelled booze on her person ... and noted she was slurring her words. It added "a screw top container of wine" was visible in her passenger seat as well.

Angel Reese was pissed off to the max on Tuesday ... and she took her frustrations out on her coach's clipboard in the process -- swiping it out of her hands in the middle of the Chicago Sky's loss!!

The outburst happened with 29.9 seconds left in the game at George Mason University ... when Reese and the Sky were tied at 77-77 with the Washington Mystics.

As the Sky challenged a loose-ball foul, players headed back to the bench ... and Reese was visibly upset.

Cardi B was spotted getting sweated out by Stefon Diggs in a workout vlog posted today ... because reports of them breaking up are bogus!!!

A source close to the couple tells TMZ she and Stefon are not officially broken up ... in spite of the "Bodak Yellow" rapper wiping her IG slate clean of their romantic union.

Cardi seemed to make an attempt to clarify the relationship was still on ... by reposting a clip from his vlog of the two working out together while vacationing in Europe last month.

Shaquille O'Neal went 52.7% from the charity stripe during his NBA career, but he's a much better shooter with a gun in his hand ... 'cause the Hall of Famer was a stone-cold killer while filming scenes for a TV show!!

As we previously reported, the Big Aristotle has become a familiar face on set of the "Gravesend" mob drama recently ... landing a role after gushing to director/star William DeMeo about his love for the first two seasons of the Prime Video project.

Apparently at some point in the show, 53-year-old Shaq's "Mustafa" character gets REALLY pissed off ... 'cause video obtained by TMZ Sports shows him turning a corner, pulling a handgun from his jacket and squeezing the trigger on a man lying on the ground.

Joe Burrow says a dark night torpedoed his chances at imitating the Dark Knight ... revealing the burglary that occurred at his Ohio mansion last year scuttled his purchase of Bruce Wayne's famous ride.

On the latest season of Netflix's "Quarterback," which just dropped on Tuesday, Burrow explained that after thieves ransacked his Cincinnati-area pad on Dec. 9, 2024 and stole a bunch of his jewelry, he lost his desire to be a Batmobile owner.

You'll recall, roughly a week prior to the break-in, he had gloated to his Bengals teammates about the impending purchase ... but on the show, he told producers, "I didn't end up getting the Batmobile because, you know, I just had other things I wanted to deal with at that point."

Better not poke fun at Patrick Mahomes' body ... unless you want his trainer coming for you!

That's exactly what happened for a local Kansas City radio host ... who criticized the 3-time Super Bowl champs' physique.

The beef was born when host Kevin Kietzman bodyshamed the Chiefs superstar quarterback on his show on Monday, calling him "fat" and an "embarrassment" in response to photos of the NFL MVP celebrating the 4 of July with family and friends.

Well, Mahomes' trainer, Bobby Stroupe, got wind of the comments, and clearly felt some type of way ... angering him so much that he channeled Khabib Nurmagomedov!

Police in Canada tell TMZ Sports ... the fight took place on July 4 at around 5:47 PM at Alberta Springs Golf Course in Red Deer.

Officers did respond to the scene after they received reports of an intoxicated person who had been instigating fights -- but cops said by the time they arrived, the suspect had left.

No arrests were made, and there's no further investigation into the matter, authorities said.

A golfer was thrown into a pond and then beaten in the face by a flurry of punches during a dispute on the course ... and the wild altercation was captured on video.

TikTok star Bryce Hall is making the move into the Hollywood big leagues with his first theatrical film release ... a moment he says 50 Cent tried to hold hostage -- to no avail!!!

We caught up with Bryce outside Sweet Butter Kitchen in L.A. on Monday, and he was stoked for the release this week of horror flick "Skillhouse" ... staking his claim as "First TikToker With a Feature Film."

Watch the clip -- Bryce says he hopes to see A-list movie stars "doing the dances on the red carpet" at his premiere, after he's gone to a bunch of theirs in the past.

BLACKPINK is back in your area ... and the massive K-pop group is making sure the Blinks are properly dressed for their world tour dates in the U.S. -- joining forces with Fanatics to create some MLB and NBA merch!!

The collab was announced Tuesday ... with Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rosé linking up with the sports clothing giant and Complex to release exclusive items featuring pro teams in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York City -- the three American stops on the group's slate of "Deadline" shows this month.

The collection includes hats, t-shirts, hoodies and Mitchell & Ness jerseys ... meshing the BLACKPINK branding with the iconic looks of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Lakers, Chicago Bulls, White Sox and Cubs, and New York Knicks and Mets.

Dwight Howard's wife, Amber Rose Howard, has filed for divorce ... just six months after she tied the knot with the ex-NBA superstar.

Court documents, obtained by TMZ Sports, show the rapper and reality star -- known widely as Amy Luciani -- requested the split from the basketball player at a Georgia courthouse on July 1.

Amber wrote in the docs "The marriage is irretrievably broken," adding, "there are no prospects for reconciliation."

A Southern California beach house belonging to Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch was burglarized on Tuesday morning, TMZ Sports has learned.

Cops tell us ... the WWE Superstars' Playa Del Rey pad was hit at around 3 AM, just hours after Lynch and Rollins performed at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I. for Monday Night RAW.

We're told no one was inside the home at the time of the break-in.