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Saquon Barkley and his Eagles linemen's Super Bowl bender is alive and well -- the jocks teamed up with Jimmy Fallon to shotgun some beers on Tuesday ... while the MVP, Jalen Hurts, elected to spray his booze instead of swallow it.

Barkley and Hurts appeared on "The Tonight Show" after beating the back-to-back defending champion Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday.

During the show, Fallon mentioned a clip of Barkley deleting a beer in the locker room after the win ... saying he's never seen anyone do it that fast.

LiAngelo Ball isn't going into hiding after his ex accused him of walking out on their family ... the rapper and pro basketball player was spotted out with his new girl, Rashida Nicole, on Tuesday.

TMZ Sports has obtained footage of the 26-year-old middle Ball bro and his lady leaving a California courthouse ... with both wearing white outfits -- and Gelo carrying a big envelope.

Gelo was just called out by the mother of his two children on Saturday ... with Nikki Mudarris claiming he admitted to cheating on her and getting another woman pregnant.

The feud between Patrick Mahomes Sr. and John Rocker clearly didn't end after they were separated on Bourbon St. last week ... as the two spent most of their Tuesday nights hurling insults at one another.

The barbs came just a few hours after video of the guys getting in a heated shouting match in New Orleans went viral.

First, it was Rocker who stated he wished he had "ruined" Mahomes' "bulls*** weekend even more" by punching him during their dust-up. Then it was Mahomes Sr. replying that he wanted Rocker to "keep my name out your loud mouth."

Travis Kelce is reflecting on his "tough" Super Bowl LIX loss after the Philadelphia Eagles blocked the Kansas City Chiefs from becoming the first team to win three straight Super Bowls.

TK admits he is beating himself up for his performance, telling brother Jason Kelce on their latest "New Heights" episode ... "Couldn't find a lick of momentum. I'm kicking myself for some of the tiny, tiny decisions I made on the field."

He admits he wasn't following orders responsibly or acting as a leader to his teammates, explaining, "I put a lot of that on myself as the guy that's been in the building for 12 years and seen a lot of football and actually seen a situation just like this in the Super Bowl."

A Philadelphia Eagles fan isn't shaking off the euphoria that comes with getting engaged anytime soon -- especially because she got a ring before Taylor Swift!

Bride-to-be Kara Zuczek's now-fiancé Peter Grant popped the question Sunday night during Super Bowl LIX ... and she tells TMZ she could not believe it was happening because she had just discussed the Travis Kelce and TS engagement rumors.

Kara says ... "One minute, I was talking about the game, the Taylor Swift engagement rumors, and whether Travis Kelce would propose if the Chiefs won ... The next thing I knew, my boyfriend was down on one knee right there in the middle of it all!"

Robinson Cano's 42 years old, but he's adamant he could still be effective in the MLB ... telling TMZ Sports he could "for sure" still get some knocks in the Big Leagues.

The former New York Yankees superstar hasn't logged an official at-bat in The Show since the 2022 season, although when we asked him this week if he still believes he has pro juice left in him ... he didn't mince words.

"Oh," he said with a smile. "For sure. For sure! Yes!"

The Luka Doncic trade to the Lakers sent shock waves through the NBA ... and the worth of his debut jersey could create even more, 'cause TMZ Sports is told the threads could fetch up to one million dollars!

David Kohler, founder of SCP auctions -- who also has arguably the most impressive personal collection of Lake Show memorabilia -- tells us the purple and gold Lakers jersey donned by Doncic is likely worth "500K to 1 million" at auction.

It's unclear if the 25-year-old NBA superstar rocked the same jersey throughout the whole contest or if he switched out at the half ... but either way, the jersey would still fetch a fortune.

Wild scene from Super Bowl week -- when Patrick Mahomes Sr. got in a shouting match with fellow ex-MLB pitcher John Rocker right in the middle of Bourbon Street ... and things grew so intense, the two needed to be held back from each other.

Or ... was it all a set-up to promote a celebrity boxing match??

Footage of the apparent altercation is making rounds on Tuesday ... showing Pat Sr. chatting with some buddies as the former Atlanta Braves hurler approached him.

Al Sharpton didn't have a dog in the Super Bowl fight other than rooting for Kendrick Lamar's halftime show -- and he's dropping some historic stats on anyone who says his performance was too Black!

TMZ Hip Hop hooked up with the reverend Tuesday in NYC, just as news broke that Kendrick had broken the NFL Super Bowl Halftime Show record with 133.5 million watching it in real time!!!

Al certifies K. Dot's halftime as the best ever, and will surely buy a mug to hold all those tears conservatives might be shedding over the Super Bowl set.

Several stars from the original "Last Chance U" seasons are going after Netflix ... TMZ Sports has learned the former footballers are suing the streaming giant for millions following claims they got screwed over and defamed.

Multiple players from the 2015 and 2016 East Mississippi Community College football teams, including Ronald Ollie and John Franklin III, filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles this week ... about a decade or so after they gained national notoriety from multiple episodes of "Last Chance U."

The documentary followed the athletes as they navigated through the rigors of EMCC seasons ... and according to the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ Sports, Netflix and a host of other defendants, including the National Junior College Athletic Association and EMCC, netted some big profits after it all aired.

11:56 AM PT -- C.J. Gardner-Johnson's parents, Brian and Del, joined Harvey and Charles on "TMZ Live" on Tuesday ... and said they're not sweating the cyber attacks one bit.

In fact, they told the guys the joke's on all their new haters ... 'cause King's Grill has actually been closed since late January!

The two say they've become owners and operators of a new restaurant in the Cocoa, Fl. area called Village Bier Garten in wake of King's Grill's shuttering ... and Del's adamant they're "going to be fine regardless of who posts what or says anything."

"We're good," she said.

Del and Brian say they're planning to attend the Super Bowl parade in Philly later this week -- before Gardner-Johnson is honored in Florida with a key to the city.

A restaurant belonging to C.J. Gardner-Johnson's mom was bombarded by an onslaught of negative reviews on Monday ... a short time after the Philadelphia Eagles star took a jab at Travis Kelce's relationship with Taylor Swift.

The Philadephia Eagles will be extra lit at their championship parade on Friday ... Don Julio's sending the Super Bowl champs custom bottles to celebrate!

It started when the Birds celebrated the SB 59 win with DJ 1942 in the Superdome locker room Sunday night ... and the premium tequila maker took notice, and decided they wanted to do something for the team.

TMZ Sports has learned the Eagles will receive 80 bottles of Don Julio 1942 ... each engraved with "Super Bowl Champions" on the amber-colored bottle.

D.L. Hughley is railing against everyone critical of Kendrick Lamar's halftime show ... coming to his defense in a major way!

TMZ caught up with the outspoken comedian on the heels of the rapper's multi-layered performance, which some detractors dissed as boring ... but D.L. sees the whole conversation as a win win for Lamar.

D.L. feels white Americans only pay attention to Black Americans when they speak up as athletes or entertainers -- y'know, running, singing, dancing, or telling jokes.

Tom Brady looked more like Tom Blush-y during a recent sitdown interview ... and it was all 'cause he couldn't hold it together after a joke about Bill Belichick's girlfriend was cracked.

The funny moment went down during the most recent episode of "Sundae Conversation with Caleb Pressley" -- when the G.O.A.T. plopped into a chair to hear some quips about topical stories surrounding his life.

Brady weathered through jabs about his broadcasting career, the ethnicity of most of his favorite wide receivers ... and even his failed venture with FTX -- a popular crypto exchange app.

The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue is really gonna pack a punch this year -- taekwondo champion Rayna Vallandingham was just named a rookie for the 2025 issue!!

The publication made the big reveal on Tuesday ... saying the fourth-degree black belt and actress recently got behind the lens for photographer Yu Tsai in Jamaica.

S.I. shared just one pic from the shoot ... showing Vallandingham -- who has nearly four million followers on Instagram alone -- rocking a two-piece Lybethras suit while on the beach.

Drake and his OVO Sound compadre PartyNextDoor are putting Kendrick Lamar's Halftime Show shots at them in their rearview mirror ... as they they try to respond to that huge moment in the culture.

Drake and Party unveiled the album cover art Tuesday for their new joint project, "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U," which drops, appropriately, on Friday ... Valentine's Day.

The album cover sets the mood featuring 2 models in fur coats braving the Toronto tundra, and Drake has been teasing some of the songs down in Australia during his "Anita Max Wynn" tour.