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Only Bert Kreischer could equate Baker Mayfield to a walking, talking pressure cooker … and mean it as the highest compliment.

TMZ Sports caught up with the comedian this week in NYC ... and he declared the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback the king of pressure -- and yes, he meant it literally.

"There's always pressure on Baker Mayfield, that's the way Baker Mayfield lives," Kreischer said. "He s***s with pressure, he pisses with pressure, he drinks with pressure, he takes his daughter to school with pressure -- that's why he's so f***ing great."

Kreischer went on to hype Mayfield as a "coal waiting to pop into a diamond" as the QB prepares to enter the final year under his current contract.

Alex Honnold will have to wait another day to try and climb one of the tallest skyscrapers in the world ... and it's all because of safety concerns.

Netflix announced Friday that Alex's highly-anticipated climb on "Skyscraper Live" was unable to proceed due to weather.

The announcement came just minutes before the event was supposed to start at 5 PM PT ... and Netflix says Alex will try to scale the skyscraper Saturday at 5 PM PT.

Netflix says, "Safety remains our top priority, and we appreciate your understanding."

The Pittsburgh Steelers have a tough road ahead of 'em ... this according to Mike and Maurkice Pouncey, who tell TMZ Sports replacing Mike Tomlin is gonna be a tall order.

We spoke with the retired NFL centers (Maurkice on the left, Mike on the right) this week ... as the Steelers continue to search for their new head coach after Tomlin decided to it was time to go after 19 seasons.

"I think it's gonna take some due diligence, and it's just a whirlwind going on right now, and coach, one of the best coaches to ever coach the game, walked away on his terms," Maurkice said.

Ryan Wedding, Canadian Olympic snowboarder-turned-alleged international drug kingpin, is back in the United States of America after being arrested in Mexico City Thursday night ... and there's video of the moment he walked off the plane, surrounded by federal agents.

Wedding, who was on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, landed at Ontario International Airport on Friday, about 40 miles outside Los Angeles.

The 44-year-old was rocking a black baseball cap with a black vest, grey undershirt and a pair of jeans with his hands cuffed out front as he walked off the jet and across the tarmac.

Miss Lawrence is weighing in on the hearsay Bad Bunny might rock a dress at his Super Bowl Halftime show next month -- and she’s got ONE message for him ... if you’re gonna do it, do it right!!!

TMZ caught up with Miss Lawrence at LAX Friday ... and she tells us she’s all for gender-fluid fashion, but says if Bad Bunny goes there, she hopes it brings real visibility to the LGBTQ community -- especially Black LGBTQ folks.

Catch the full clip ... 'cause Miss Lawrence breaks it down -- if BB's being used as a vessel to normalize what her community looks like on massive stages, then it better be done with purpose.

Jeff Coby is opening up on what it's like to date someone constantly at the center of B.S. rumors ... telling TMZ Sports the people making up nonsense are just jealous of what he and Larsa Pippen have together.

Pippen recently had to shut down a bogus report she was in a relationship with LiAngelo Ball ... which many believed, considering her dating history with younger guys in the basketball world, like Coby and Marcus Jordan.

So, we asked Coby, a former pro player, how he deals with the chatter ... and the 31-year-old made it clear he's not letting it get to him.

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Toronto Maple Leafs fans got more than a hockey update today … and the puck had nothing to do with it.

Head coach Craig Berube gave fans a shock by showing up with a black eye for his Friday morning media availability. And as if the shiner wasn’t bad enough, he then revealed the full extent -- removing his hat to show a massive gash on his head.

Ouch!!!

"The other guy looks way worse ... there was three of them," Berube jokingly said with a smile.

Cameron Diaz might be ready to plant some new roots ... and she’s been scoping out some of South Florida’s most impressive homes -- one of which belongs to a prominent NBAer.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Cameron has been quietly touring high-end homes in the Miami suburbs and Miami Beach over the past few weeks with her husband, Benji Madden, as they explore potential new digs.

Sean O'Malley says no one -- not Paramount, nor the UFC -- forced him to apologize for wearing a mask for face-offs with UFC 324 opponent Song Yadong, telling TMZ Sports it was entirely his decision!

Babcock caught up with O'Malley ahead of the UFC's big debut on Paramount+ Saturday night ... where we asked the former champion about the fallout from the faceoff with the Chinese-born fighter, after Suga rocked a medical mask, prompting an apology.

"Most people kind of saw it a certain way," O'Malley said. "There was a few people that got offended, wasn't my intention. I just apologize if I did hurt anyone's feelings, I do feel bad, that was not the goal."

Brooklyn Beckham's dance with Victoria at his wedding left everyone in the room feeling uncomfortable -- and Marc Anthony didn't help the situation ... so says a famous British DJ.

DJ Fat Tony says he spun tracks at the wedding -- a 3-day affair that included both the pre-wedding event, the wedding itself, and a brunch the following day ... with the brunch being the most awkward part because everyone was talking about the uncomfortable reception.

Since he was standing at the DJ booth at the time, Fat Tony says he got a great look at Brooklyn's dance with his mom ... which he says got off to a rough start when Anthony asked the most beautiful woman in the room to come up to the stage -- before clarifying he meant Victoria, not Brooklyn's bride Nicola Peltz.

8:30 PM PT -- Cam Smotherman is speaking out after Friday morning's scary incident, heading to social media, and sending a message to his fans, saying ... "I'm completely okay, I'm good."

Smotherman says he didn't cut that much weight, and isn't sure what went wrong ... adding he's going to be going through additional tests with doctors to try and nail down what happened after he left the scale.

Cam apologized to his opponent (their fight was canceled), and expressed a desire to return to the Octagon in the near future.

2:40 PM PT -- There's good news ... Cam Smotherman is doing well after the scary collapse, according to his teammate Adrian Yanez, who spoke with Ariel Helwani. His CT scan and X-rays also came back clear, and he only needed stitches on his chin after suffering a cut from the fall.

Terrifying moment at the UFC 324 weigh-in on Friday ... when fighter Cameron Smotherman collapsed on stage after stepping off the scale.

The concerning situation played out minutes ago in Las Vegas ... when all the fighters on the first-ever Paramount+ card showed up to make weight for Saturday's fights.

28-year-old Smotherman made weight for his fight against Ricky Turcios at 135.5 pounds ... but as he walked toward the exit, he fell face-first to the ground.

Medical staffers on hand rushed to help him ... and he was carried away.

UFC commentators Laura Sanko and Daniel Cormier reacted in real time ... expressing their shock as the cameras cut from the stage and to their set.

There haven't been any updates on his status ... but we're sure the organization will provide one as soon as it's available.

The Smotherman vs. Turcios bout is now off as a result.

Fighters are known to go through insane weight cuts in order to compete in their respective divisions ... though it hasn't been confirmed that's what sparked Smotherman's medical scare.

The fighting community has sent a ton of support for the Texas native ... with everyone hoping for a speedy recovery.

Ryan Garcia has goals to dominate two totally different worlds -- boxing AND streaming -- telling TMZ Sports while he wants to be WBC champion, he's also chasing internet validation.

We caught up with King Ryan at Avalon in Los Angeles on Thursday ... and brought up how popular streamer N3on told Babcock a few weeks back that the fighter has real talent in front of the camera.

Garcia -- who has his own Kick channel -- didn't even sound too surprised ... telling us his future plans revolve around getting top honors in both boxing and streaming.

Canadian Olympic snowboarder-turned-alleged international drug kingpin, Ryan Wedding, has been arrested after more than a year on the run.

Wedding, wanted by the U.S. government, is in custody. He was arrested in Mexico late Thursday night, FBI director Kash Patel said.

He will be transported to the U.S. to face justice, he added.

No record is safe when Fernando Mendoza has a football in his hand!

Indiana's superstar quarterback went on Jimmy Fallon's The Tonight Show on Thursday, crashing Fallon's monologue and turning it into a vinyl record-smashing session, showing off the arm that carried the Hoosiers to a natty.

Of course, the bit was Fallon's idea. The late-night TV host wanted to test his arm and metaphorically break a few more records after Mendoza's undefeated season.

A little kid had the guts to ask Jordan Poole what folks have been wondering for years -- how did it feel to get punched by Draymond Green during practice in 2022?!?

A TikTok was posted showing Poole and Pelicans teammates chatting it up with some youngins at a meet and greet ... and the impromptu interview started pretty innocently, with questions like who his favorite teammates were when he was a member of the Golden State Warriors.

The 26-year-old listed names like Kevon Looney -- who he now plays with in NOLA -- along with Stephen Curry and Andrew Wiggins.