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Travis Kelce wants everyone to know he's still just a regular guy at heart ... despite being a three-time Super Bowl champ, podcasting juggernaut, up-and-coming actor, and boyfriend to the biggest musician on the planet.

The Kansas City Chiefs superstar opened up on just how awesome his life is during a sit-down with "Good Morning America" on Thursday ... and while he's becoming one of the most famous athletes around, he said he's not taking any of it for granted.

"I’m so fortunate, so grateful of everything that's come my way in life," the 34-year-old said.

Angel Reese and her Chicago Sky teammates claim a relentless camera guy harassed Chennedy Carter outside their Washington, D.C. hotel on Wednesday ... praising their security staffers for stepping in and de-escalating the situation.

A number of Sky hoopers went to X to share their side of the interaction ahead of Thursday's contest against the Mystics ... with several saying the photog crossed the line when trying to speak with Carter about her recent flagrant foul on Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark over the weekend.

A clip of the alleged moment was briefly posted to the photog's social media account ... but was later deleted.

Move over JJ Redick ... the Lakers reportedly have their eyes on a new man for their vacant head coach role -- Dan Hurley!!

ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported Thursday morning Los Angeles is so enamored with the idea of making the UConn honcho their next bench boss ... it's preparing to send "a massive, long-term contract offer" his way.

According to Woj, the two sides have already engaged in preliminary talks ... but they're expected to ramp up those conversations in earnest in the coming days.

Vicente Luque knows his summer fight with Nick Diaz will be a war -- and he says he's ready to flatline the Stockton-born MMA star -- but he's also savoring the moment ... as the 32-year-old welterweight says the 40-year-old actually inspired his fighting style!

Luque and Diaz are set to square off in the Octagon on August 3 in Abu Dhabi at UFC on ABC 7 -- Nick's first fight since he lost to Robbie Lawler in 2021 -- and Vicente says this will certainly be a career highlight.

"It's definitely a bucket list," Luque told TMZ Sports.

Taylor Swift rushed to Lady Gaga's aid, an Amazon tribe rushed to porn websites after getting the internet for the first time, and *NSYNC star Chris Kirkpatrick rushed back to the field after a softball injury ... all this and more on TMZ Hot Takes.

Lady Gaga is NOT pregnant despite some wild rumors and on "TMZ Live" Charles and Derek explain why Taylor Swift suddenly got involved.

Sam Heughan is dreaming big as he prepares to attend a Taylor Swift concert in the United Kingdom ... joking the pop star will forget all about Travis Kelce when she lays eyes on him.

The "Outlander" star made his high hopes clear in a new clip -- where he kids he'll steal Taylor away from her NFL player boyfriend in some new behind-the-scenes footage from the "Outlander" set over in Scotland, where Taylor is about to play 3 shows in Edinburgh.

Speaking to the camera in full costume as Highland warrior Jamie Fraser, Sam reveals most of the "Outlander" cast is going to see Taylor in concert ... and that she's going to leave Travis for him once she sees his orange wig in the crowd.

The WNBA is the talk of the town right now, but that doesn't stop its star players from getting their cars towed ... just ask Phoenix Mercury guard Sophie Cunningham, who had to find that out the hard way.

The six-year vet documented the whole thing on Instagram on Wednesday ... saying she had to go all the way to "bum f*** nowhere" in the middle of Arizona in order to get her whip back.

She explained she got home around 2 AM and must've planted her car somewhere unauthorized ... 'cause when she woke up, it was gone.

A friendly soccer match between DR Congo and Morocco this week looked more like a UFC fight -- at least for a brief moment -- 'cause one of the participants on the field socked another with a violent left hook!

It all went down in the second half of the contest when the Moroccans were up 2-1 ... and tensions boiled over following a foul by DR Congo forward Ruth Kipoyi.

You can see in video from the game's broadcast, Morrocan players raced over to Kipoyi to get in her face over the aggressive foul ... but things became heated.

A new, one-of-a-kind broadcast will be available during this year's Stanley Cup Final ... the NHL just revealed it's going to offer a telecast of the championship series entirely in American Sign Language.

The league announced the unique broadcast of the Florida Panthers vs. Edmonton Oilers contests will begin when the puck drops on Game 1 on Saturday.

It will feature Jason Altmann -- a third-generation Deaf -- and Noah Blankenship ... who works in the Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services in Denver.

Dustin Poirier is on a long road to recovery after going toe-to-toe with Islam Makhachev at UFC 302 over the weekend ... revealing the extensive list of injuries he sustained during the fight.

"The Diamond" -- who lost to the champ via fifth-round submission on Saturday -- took to X on Wednesday to disclose the damage he's dealing with in the days following the bout ... and it sounds painful as hell.

"Nose is broken bad, rib is broken and my ACL is partially torn," Poirier said minutes ago ... while adding it's all part of "FIGHT LIFE."

WNBA star Cameron Brink couldn't contain her emotions when she found out she's representing the United States at the 2024 Olympics ... breaking down in tears during the big reveal.

USA 3x3 basketball announced the four women who would compete for a gold medal this summer in Paris ... with Brink, Cierra Burdick, Hailey Van Lith and Rhyne Howard getting the nod.

The organization shared a special video of the moment the Los Angeles Sparks hooper found out she made the team ... and grab a box of tissues, 'cause it'll have you in your feels.

Baseball fans heading out to the MLB's London Series better bring their appetites ... 'cause the league just revealed it's offering up some serious food options for the games -- including 2-foot-long wieners!!

The Mets and the Phillies are hopping across the pond for this year's iteration of the England games ... and those who are following them to London Stadium will have plenty to choose from when it comes time to fill their bellies during the June 8 and 9 contests.

For those in need of some serious calories, the Boomstick Hot Dog and the Boomstick Nachos will certainly deliver. The glizzy has two feet of British pork smothered in chili and cheese. The nachos, meanwhile, have two feet of tortilla chips covered in queso, braised beef and more.

YK Osiris says he's eager to get in the boxing ring with DDG and show him the 'Golden Child' golden gloves ... but only after he's reassured he's getting paid!!!

The "Worth It" singer chopped it up with TMZ Hip Hop Tuesday at LAX. He and DDG have both been grandstanding in the gym with their dukes up, and have agreed to fight.

DDG is willing to piece up YK for peanut shillings, but YK told us he's gonna need compensation to have his knuckles scraped. That being said, he kinda hinted they're close to finalizing a deal.

Dirty feet are apparently commonplace in households with Kelces in them ... 'cause just days after Jason Kelce admitted he doesn't wash his feet, Travis Kelce revealed he, too, sometimes showers without soaping up his little piggies!!

The Kelce bros dove into the topic on Wednesday's episode of "New Heights" ... after Jason caused internet uproar earlier in the week when he posted on his X page that his bathing routine doesn't include scrubbing his tootsies.

Jason reiterated on the pod he thinks it's a complete waste of time ... telling Travis, "Who the f*** washes your legs or -- what kind of psychopath washes your feet?"

The outside world was super critical of Chennedy Carter, but the home fans have her back ... and that was crystal clear in the Sky's return to Chicago, where CC received a rousing ovation in her first game since the controversy!

Carter and the Sky played against the New York Liberty on Tuesday at home -- their first game since Chennedy's body check of Caitlin Clark during last weekend's matchup.

It seems the Sky fans didn't care about the play, which was called dirty by many ... 'cause when she checked into the game, they cheered her on in a big way.

Sam Asghari's professional life is going pretty well after divorcing Britney Spears ... as he's set to make his official foray into reality TV.

The actor and model was announced as part of the season 3 cast for Peacock's popular competition series, "The Traitors" ... and he'll be appearing alongside some reality TV greats -- including "Vanderpump Rules" star Tom Sandoval and "Selling Sunset" star Chrishell Stause.

Other notable participants include Zac Efron's brother Dylan, Bob the Drag Queen, 'RHONY' alum Dorinda Medley, wrestling star Nikki Garcia, Bachelor Nation's Gabby Windey and Wells Adams, "Big Brother" vets Britney Haynes and Danielle Reyes and "Survivor" stars Carolyn Wiger, Jeremy Collins and Rob Mariano.