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Bill Belichick isn't letting his Hall of Fame snub keep him down -- the eight-time Super Bowl champion is out on the recruiting trail, gearing up for his second year at North Carolina.

Mekai Brown, a four-star recruit out of Connecticut, shared a photo of himself alongside the legendary coach ... stating it was from a visit on Wednesday.

Despite the internet being up in arms about Belichick not being a first-ballot Hall of Famer, it doesn't seem like he's letting it stop him from doing everything he can to build on his first year with the Tar Heels.

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Keith Bulluck was tough as nails over the course of his career, but he's no match for freezing temps and ZERO electricity ... telling TMZ Sports his whole family is struggling amid a gnarly winter storm.

We caught up with the Tennessee Titans great from Brentwood, Tennessee on Tuesday ... and he explained how he woke up on Saturday morning to find out his power was out -- and it still wasn't back days later.

Bulluck walked us through his yard -- showing trees knocked over all around his neighborhood ... with one even leaning over onto his house and in his driveway.

At the time, the New York native explained he's used to more than a dozen inches of snow when he prepares for storms ... but the real struggle came when rain poured down -- and then the freezing temps turned everything into ice.

Bulluck's family members weren't the only ones dealing with the power outage ... as tons of other households were in a similar boat.

The storm is so severe, officials announced on Tuesday at least eight people died due to the weather.

Fortunately for Bulluck, everyone in his household is doing okay.

We also chopped it up (rather briefly, due to the cold) about the state of his Titans ... and he praised hiring Robert Saleh as head coach -- as long as he comes in with a plan.

Tom Brady is just as confused as everyone else after Bill Belichick didn't get into the Hall of Fame ... saying he doesn't understand why he wouldn't.

The seven-time Super Bowl champ discussed his former coach on the "Brock & Salk: Seattle Sports Talk and Analysis" show on Wednesday ... after Belichick failed to secure 40 out of 50 votes to punch his ticket to Canton.

"You know, it's ... I just think that to me it's -- I don't understand it," Brady said.

Tyson Fury can't get enough of punching people -- the heavyweight champ officially announced he's returning to the boxing ring in April ... his first fight since 2024!!

The Gypsy King dropped an Instagram video on Wednesday ... weeks after he said he would come out of retirement.

Fury confirmed it's all going down on April 11 against 21-2 Russian fighter Arslanbek Makhmudov.

"I'm absolutely psyched! Ready today to fight! Come on!! The Mack is back," Fury said in the video.

Bill Belichick’s Pro Football Hall of Fame snub has turned into a full-blown mess … and now voters are starting to speak out.

After the legendary coach reportedly -- and shockingly -- failed to get in on the first ballot, fans immediately demanded answers ... and nearly 20 Hall selectors have now stepped into the spotlight, pulling back the curtain on what's usually a very secretive process.

Some have gone on record saying Belichick was an obvious choice and should've been a first-ballot lock ... while others have expressed frustration with how the results leaked -- adding to the chaos surrounding the decision.

Nominees must receive at least 80 percent of the vote from the 50-member selection committee to be inducted ... meaning 40 "yes" votes are required.

The rare public comments have only fueled the outrage, with fans demanding transparency and wondering how a coach widely considered the greatest of all time didn't clear the bar.

Even Hall of Fame inductees are voicing their outrage ... including FOX's Jimmy Johnson with a bizarre quote tweet.

A University of North Carolina spokesperson told TMZ Sports ... "It's hard to imagine a scenario where Bill Belichick is not a first ballot selection to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The greatest coaching resume in NFL history speaks for itself, and we are fortunate to have Coach Belichick leading our team."

Most voters remain anonymous, but more keep breaking the ranks … adding gasoline to an already raging fire.

Tuesday night in the NBA looked more like Fight Night ... with players in not one, but two games getting feisty on the hardwood, with one hooper having to be restrained all the way through the tunnel to the locker room!

The first scrap of the evening involved the reigning NBA champs (and '26 frontrunners), the Oklahoma City Thunder, who were playing the New Orleans Pelicans. Immediately after the final buzzer sounded ... OKC's Lu Dort and New Orleans' Jeremiah Fears got into a benches-clearing skirmish, where Dort put up a fist as the two were grabbing each other's jerseys.

Once they were able to separate the two players, members of the Pelicans staff had to hold Fears all the way back to the locker room, with Zion Williamson seemingly looking to catch up and calm him down.

Coco Gauff's racket-smashing tantrum at the Australian Open drew some backlash ... but not from Serena Williams, who came to the tennis star's defense -- and even offered some tips!!

Williams' husband, Alexis Ohanian, started it off ... going on X to write a message after Gauff took out her frustrations out on her equipment after losing to Ukraine's Elina Svitolina on Tuesday.

FYI, Gauff did not explode in front of the crowd -- she beat up the racket in the Rod Laver Stadium tunnel, but the cameras still caught the act.

President Donald Trump is no stranger to wanting voting results overturned (see 2020 election) ... and he's singing a familiar tune with the Bill Belichick Hall of Fame snub -- calling the whole situation "ridiculous."

Nos. 45 and 47 weighed in on the legendary coach's rejection on Wednesday ... ripping into the fact that an eight-time Super Bowl winner didn't get in on his first attempt, while also sounding off on another issue he has with the NFL.

"It is the same mindset that gave pro football the new and unwatchable 'Sissy' Kickoff Rule, that made it possible for Bill Belichick to not be elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame," Trump said.

Rashee Rice has yet to address abuse allegations made by his ex-girlfriend, Dacoda Jones, earlier this month ... and that remained the case when we directly asked him about them at LAX on Tuesday.

TMZ Sports asked the 25-year-old for his side of the story after Jones, who never mentioned Rice by name in the allegations, shared photos of bruises and wounds on her body.

Rice, who wore a purple hat with a black sweatshirt at the airport, elected to stay quiet ... despite the NFL and his employer, the Kansas City Chiefs, acknowledging the claims ... with the former launching an investigation.

President Donald Trump might not say it outright, but it sure sounds like he's pulling for the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl ... which is interesting, considering team owner Robert Kraft previously claimed the two weren't on speaking terms anymore.

Nos. 45-47 was asked about the Big Game when he swung by "The Will Cain Show" while on the campaign trail in Iowa ... and he sang the praises of the Pats ahead of their showdown with the Seattle Seahawks.

"Bob Kraft is a friend of mine," Trump said. "I've watched that team, and you gotta hand it to him. He had the great team and now he's got the great team again."

Bill Belichick -- arguably the greatest football coach of all-time -- has inexplicably come up short his first time on the Hall of Fame ballot ... meaning the man with 8 rings will NOT be going into Canton this year!

As you'd expect, upon hearing the ludicrous news, everyone around the sport was left questioning ... how?

Belichick's resume is unmatched. He is a 6x Super Bowl-winning head coach, and he won two more as an assistant for the New York Giants. Bill was named the AP NFL Coach of the Year three times, and he won 333 games as an HC, including the playoffs.

Jemele Hill says President Donald Trump's deployment of ICE is tearing the fabric of the United States apart ... and, she hopes he can do some soul-searching before it's too late.

We ran into the TV personality at LAX on Tuesday ... and, we asked her about the recent killings of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota, as well as the ongoing unrest in the city.

Hill says Americans have witnessed two state-sanctioned executions in the streets this month alone ... and high-ranking government officials lied about at least one of them.

Eddie Hearn is getting brutally honest about Anthony Joshua’s headspace after he survived a devastating fatal crash … saying the boxing ring may once again be a refuge for the superstar.

After spending time with the former heavyweight champion recently, the Matchroom promoter said Tuesday on "The Ariel Helwani Show" it feels like boxing has already pulled Joshua through dark moments before ... and it’s about to do it again.

"It almost feels like, being with him recently, boxing saved him -- and it will probably save him again," Hearn said, predicting Joshua won't walk away. "I think he will fight on, and I think he'll do it in their honor. But it's not going to be easy."

Joshua has been recovering since two of his friends lost their lives on December 29, 2025, when the Lexus SUV they were riding in with Joshua crashed into a stationary truck on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Nigeria.

There have been retirement rumors swirling in the aftermath ... though Joshua hasn't addressed his future yet.

Hearn says Joshua was riding an emotional high after the Jake Paul fight -- a much-needed boost after a painful year that included his loss to Daniel Dubois.

"Last year was painful for him," Hearn said. "Just seeing him so happy after the Jake Paul fight, and then that happens -- it's devastating."

Still, Hearn believes Joshua’s perspective -- shaped by extreme highs and crushing lows -- is what makes him different.

"He's an inspiration. He really is," Hearn said. "I always say, 'This too shall pass.' People think that saying is only for when you’re having a bad time, but actually, it’s reflective on both sides of the fence."

Attorney and cohost of "The MeidasTouch" podcast Ben Meiselas is weighing in on a question on the back of all of our minds ahead of Super Bowl LX ... will ICE enter the stadium and potentially make the event about them?

Ben -- who represented former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick -- stopped by "TMZ Live" Tuesday, and he started by sharing his hopes for the big day, saying ... "I hope we don't have masked agents running around in California and running around the Super Bowl ... I certainly hope that."

But the reality could be different.

Ben said, "I know by now -- and I think the American people should realize by now -- that kind of blind hope that this regime, as I call it, will do the right thing ... I'm not there yet."

UFC 324 was costly for Rose Namajunas ... not only did the former champ come up short on the scorecards against Natalia Silva, but she also suffered a severe eye injury that's forcing her under the knife.

"Thug Rose" shared the bad news with fans on Instagram on Tuesday, showing off her shiner after her unanimous decision loss to the now No. 1 fighter in the women's flyweight division.

Namajunas says the injury stems from eye-pokes "a few times in the fight." As a result, she says her tear duct tore, and she will now require a silicone tube be inserted into her eye for three months.