San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York is breaking his silence over his August arrest in Ohio ... after the NFL suspended him for six games and fined him $500,000 for violating its Personal Conduct Policy.
York tells TMZ he accepts the league's decision in full ... calling what happened an "inexcusable mistake" and apologizing to his family, the 49ers organization, fans and partners.
He says ... "What I did does not reflect my values or the man I strive to be for my family."
Damien Shanklin -- a defensive end for the LSU football team -- is being investigated by campus police and the district attorney in connection with a rape allegation made by a fellow student ... but his lawyers say he "maintains his innocence."
According to ESPN, the East Baton Rouge District Attorney's Office confirmed they're investigating Shanklin after a student named Kendall Francis made her allegations against him public in a TikTok video she posted last month.
According to the Title IX complaint, reviewed by ESPN, Shanklin and Francis engaged in consensual intimate contact on October 18, 2025 -- before they began to have penetrative sex.
Tony Romo is officially out at CBS Sports ... ending his nine-year run with the network months after his highly publicized OWI arrest.
CBS confirmed to TMZ Friday it had "mutually agreed to part ways" with the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback ... thanking him for his contributions and wishing him the best moving forward.
J.J. Watt-- who has filled in for Romo so far this season -- will remain in the booth alongside Jim Nantzand Tracy Wolfson.
The Portland Trail Blazers canned their new play-by-play announcer hours after announcing his hiring ... after a series of racist and sexist tweets from when he was in high school resurfaced.
The NBA franchise fired Braiden Bell over comments he posted on social media in 2012 and 2013 after a local reporter reached out to the team for comment about the posts ... according to KGW8.
Bell has since made his X account private, but not before the outlet took screenshots and reported on his insensitive posts.
Wrestling legend Chris Jericho is taking AEW to the high seas ... announcing the first-ever live episode of “AEW Collision” from a cruise ship.
Jericho revealed the historic news during an exclusive appearance on TMZ’s “Inside the Ring” podcast ... telling us the special broadcast will take place during the seventh annual Chris Jericho’s Rock ‘N’ Wrestling Rager at Sea.
“We are, for the first time ever, doing a live episode of ‘Collision’ from the boat itself,” Jericho said.
The live episode will take place Saturday, November 7 ... with “Collision” airing directly from the Norwegian Jewel while the ship is docked before departing for Bimini.
Jericho says pulling off the broadcast required figuring out the satellite connection, Wi-Fi, generators and thousands of feet of cable needed to produce a live AEW show from a cruise ship.
“Lots of logistics, lots of bells and whistles, lots of things we had to figure out,” he said. “But we made it work. And it’s the first time ever.”
AEW has continued pushing the boundaries with its event locations ... from Fairway to Hell at the SoFi Center’s indoor golf venue to Brawl in the Ballpark at Target Field in Minnesota, and now the first-ever live “Collision” from a cruise ship.
Jericho says fans can expect an all-star lineup ... because the wrestlers appearing on “Collision” will already be on the ship.
“Whoever Tony books that night for ‘Collision’ will be on the boat,” he said. “The cruise is going to start off with an actual all-star ‘Collision’ lineup.”
The cruise lineup already includes Kofiand Austin Creed, Jeff and Matt Hardy, Ted DiBiase, Carlito, Shotzi Blackheart, Harley Cameron and more.
The event will also feature Fozzy, Brad Williams, MicroMania, live podcasts, paranormal experiences and men’s and women’s Oceanic tournaments.
Jericho also revealed this year’s cruise will pay tribute to PAC ... the longtime AEW star and former WWE wrestler who performed as Neville. PAC, whose real name was Benjamin Satterley, passed away at 40 this past weekend.
Jericho says the cruise has become a one-of-a-kind experience ... and revealed he even has a patent for the way the wrestling ring is secured to the ship’s deck.
The boat is already 81% full ... but tickets are still available for the November 7-11 sailing from Miami to Bimini.
Pittsburgh Steelers co-owner Robert Citrone’s attempt to stop his alleged baby mama from publicly discussing their contentious child support case has been denied by a Pennsylvania judge ... TMZ has learned.
According to a court order, obtained by TMZ, Citrone’s motion for an emergency order was denied at the end of last week ... but the judge reminded the parties the case itself is sealed and neither party can disclose filings to third parties who are not engaged in the ongoing litigation.
The order specifically states there is no gag order preventing either Citrone or his baby mom Amy Blunt from speaking about the case -- unless the two sides agree otherwise.
Spike Lee is usually pretty chill ... but the famous movie director lost his cool in a big way at Yankee Stadium ... and it was all caught on video.
iHeartRadio Host Andy Slater posted a video to X showing Spike getting into a heated altercation with some dude while dining at the Legends Suite before the Yankees postseason matchup with the Boston Red Sox.
JUST NOW: Spike Lee has to be held back from going after a fan while dining pregame at Yankee Stadium.
The fan was filming Spike eating and asked him how he felt about Palestine, according to people closer to them at the table. pic.twitter.com/Lg1vFtiRed@AndySlater
Spike needed to be held back during the tense exchange ... and Spike looks absolutely livid.
WWE NXT star Arianna Graceis seeking a restraining order against fellow wrestler Keanu Carverafter claiming she repeatedly told him to leave her alone and "go the f*** away" in text messages ... TMZ has learned.
Grace -- real name Bianca Carelli -- filed for protection in Florida last month against Carver, whose real name is Kevin Robertson, and text messages attached to her filing, obtained by TMZ, appear to show her repeatedly trying to shut down contact.
In one alleged exchange, Keanu tells Arianna he "came back" after she told him to leave ... prompting her to respond, "Leave me alone" before warning, "If u come back here im texting Andrea" and saying "Go the f*** away."
Talk about a mic drop moment ... Steve Aoki was ecstatic after he landed a super rare Shohei Ohtani rookie card, the greatest pull of his card collecting life!
The world-famous DJ -- who rediscovered his love for cards during the pandemic -- was breaking boxes with Matcrackz for the first ep of HardScope's new collectibles show, UNPACKED, when he pulled the '18 Bowman Chrome Shohei Ohtani rookie refractor.
In mint condition, the Green card -- one of only 99 that were ever produced -- is worth around $40,000.
Aoki was over the moon the second he saw the card, yelling, "This is like probably one of the greatest pulls of my life! Like, I'll never forget this experience!"
Now, it's nowhere near the most valuable card that Steve owns. He has an autographed Tom Brady card that he dropped $770k on.
Aoki also has a "triple autograph" basketball card featuring the John Hancock's of Michael Jordan, LeBron James, and Kobe Bryant. That's worth about a quarter million.
Michigan just wiped 20,000 convicted sex offenders off its sex offender registry ... and Larry Nassar was one of them.
Here's what happened ... Michigan's Supreme Court recently ruled that amendments issued in 2021 to the Sex Offender Registration Act can't be used to retroactively require registration due to older incidents ... and as a result, the Michigan State Police scrubbed 20K sex offenders whose crimes happened before July 1, 2011.
That means Nassar's been scrubbed from the registry ... and a search for his name yields no results.
Phil Mickelson voluntarily checked himself into an addiction treatment center amid ongoing personal issues ... TMZ Sports has learned.
A rep for Phil tells TMZ Sports ... "Phil was seeking treatment for family trauma and addiction."
We're told the pro golfer sought the treatment recently, and he's already out of the facility.
Phil's reps previously said in June, "Mr. Mickelson's priority is to become the husband, father, and man his family deserves. Right now, that means giving his full attention to a private family health matter. He understands that parts of his life are public, but his family's private matters are not."
Phil has also been open about his longtime struggle with gambling addiction ... saying in 2023 that he had crossed the line from moderation into addiction and had sought professional help for years. He said the habit had taken a toll on his personal life.
Tyreek Hill wants a judge to throw a yellow flag on his mother-in-law's play ... because he claims she recorded him without his consent -- and her daughter shouldn't be allowed to play the recordings in court.
The NFL star filed legal documents, obtained by TMZ, earlier this month asking the court to prevent his estranged wife, Keeta Vaccaro, from playing the recordings for the jury as their divorce goes to trial.
He says he was recorded during two separate phone calls ... and he says both took place while he was in Florida and his mother-in-law, Alesia Vaccaro, was in Texas.
Antonio Brown showed up to a Miami courthouse Wednesday ready to take a sweet plea deal that'd put his serious felony charge behind him.
The judge had different plans ... telling the attorneys and the former Steelers' superstar that she wanted more time to review the agreement.
No rubber stamp here.
AB -- who is facing up to 30 years in prison if he were to be convicted of the 2nd-degree attempted murder charge he's facing -- struck a deal with prosecutors that'd see him put on probation, rather than spending another minute behind bars.
Deontay Wilder says his ex-fiancée Telli Swift's son's allegations that the boxer brutally beat him up are totally bogus.
Deontay makes a vehement denial in new legal docs obtained by TMZ ... and his legal team goes even further ... claiming, among other things, if Kerron Swift suffered any injuries, those were caused by pre-existing conditions or unrelated events.
In addition ... they say that Kerron cannot back up his claims of emotional distress, false imprisonment, assault and battery.
Phoenix Suns player Dillon Brooks' legal issues just got worse ... he's been charged with driving under the influence ... TMZ has learned.
On Monday, prosecutors in Scottsdale, Arizona, filed a criminal complaint with the misdemeanor DUI charge ... stemming from Brooks' arrest back in March.
LaMelo Ball's baby mama, Ana Montana, has found herself in some legal trouble in North Carolina ... TMZ has learned she's facing felony drug charges.
Montana -- real name Analicia Chaves -- was arrested Monday in Mecklenburg County, according to booking records obtained by TMZ.
She was hit with two felony counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud or forgery, plus two misdemeanor counts of simple possession of a Schedule IV controlled substance.
