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Christian McCaffrey turns 28 years old today ... and Olivia Culpo is making sure the world not only knows about the NFL superstar's big day, but also her love for her fiancé!

The former Miss Universe winner took to Instagram on Friday to wish her man a very happy birthday ... and did so by sharing some steamy pics of themselves in the pool with her 5+ million followers.

Check them out -- McCaffrey and Culpo passionately locked lips in the pool. The photos -- which seem to have been snapped recently while Culpo was celebrating her bridal shower -- show off the true passion the couple has for each other!

Kansas City Chiefs trainer Rick Burkholder says Harrison Butker is a hero ... revealing on Friday the kicker helped save a teammate who was having a medical emergency on Thursday.

Burkholder told a roomful of reporters that just moments after BJ Thompson suffered a sudden seizure during a special teams meeting at the Chiefs' practice facility ... it was Butker who raced out to get aid.

Burkholder said Butker "immediately ran toward the training room" to make staffers aware of the situation ... allowing the professionals to rush to the scene before things got dire.

Will Smith will tell ya ... even fame can't spare you from the taxman's grip, as he found out the hard way -- in fact, he says it cost him everything he owned back in his Philly days.

The actor spilled the beans on the "7PM in Brooklyn" podcast -- reminiscing about the late '80s, when he snagged his first Grammy for Best Rap Performance with "Parents Just Don't Understand." But, right at that high point, he also got a not-so-friendly notice from the IRS.

Will reflected, "I was, like, 'the IRS gets money from everybody, they don't need mine' -- but they felt differently. So I didn't pay taxes for two years and winning a Grammy and all that…so they just thought they should take my stuff."

Former LAPD detective Mark Fuhrman, who discovered the bloody glove in the O.J. Simpson murder case and later torpedoed the prosecution with his use of the n-word, can't return to law enforcement ... at least in the state where O.J. stood trial.

Fuhrman has been barred from police work in California, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

The decision came down from California's Commission on Police Officer Standards and Training, a group that's been decertifying cops in accordance with a new law aimed at police reform ... part of California's goal to build trust between the public and police in the wake of George Floyd.

The police officer who claimed he was injured during an encounter with Scottie Scheffler last month took photos of his alleged wounds ... and in the pics, you can see the cop did appear to be left bloodied following their run-in.

TMZ Sports just obtained the images from the Louisville Metro Police Department on Friday ... a little over a week after the criminal case against the world's best golfer was dropped.

Check them out ... in one, you can see just above the officer's watch, he had a penny-sized scrape on his wrist. In another, there seems to be a bit of blood leaking from the policeman's left knee area.

O.J. Simpson's FBI file just got released -- and right off the bat, what stands out is the fact agents went to excruciating lengths to study the shoeprint found at the murder scene.

The feds dumped their records on the late O.J. Friday -- and there's dozens of documents within it ... most of which pertain to the infamous 1994 murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson ... for which O.J. was the prime suspect and put on trial, only to be acquitted.

As we all know, there was a shoeprint left in the ground that was matched up to a Bruno Magli shoe -- something FBI agents testified about at the time ... but the process of examining it is now being shown in full through this file -- and you can tell they dove in.

The Kansas City Chiefs got some great news on Friday ... their defensive end, BJ Thompson, woke up responsive following a horrifying medical scare on Thursday.

The 25-year-old had been unconscious after suffering a seizure and cardiac arrest while in a team meeting ... but his agent, Chris Turnage, told NFL Network's Tom Pelissero things got much better on Friday morning.

Turnage said Thompson was able to come to ... and now, his "prognosis is good."

6/7 -- 10:20 AM PT -- TMZ Sports talked to Jorge Masvidal's boxing coach Jorge Capetillo -- who was front and center (JC was rockin' the burgundy t-shirt) when things kicked off on Thursday -- and we asked him about the brawl ... including what led up to the melee, and whether he's okay after the fight.

Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal don't fight for another month, but the action was well underway at their press conference on Thursday ... with "Gamebred" getting in the middle of a violent scuffle.

It all went down in Anaheim just minutes ago ... shortly after Diaz stormed off the stage without doing a ceremonial face-off with his opponent.

Martin Lawrence and Will Smith clearly aren't down with Jason Kelce's shower habits ... 'cause the "Bad Boys" duo couldn't contain their disgust when discussing the NFL legend's "nasty ass feet."

The two actors addressed Kelce's recent revelation on "7 PM in Brooklyn" with Carmelo Anthony and The Kid Mero ... during a segment called "F***in' Wit It or F*** Outta Here," when guests give their approval or a big thumb's down on certain pop culture topics.

Smith immediately let out a grunt as soon as Mero asked about Kelce's viral stance ... and Lawrence followed up with his own hilarious reaction.

Celtics fans did the most to show Kyrie Irving he's not welcome in Boston, bringing a blow-up doll with the NBA star's face on it to Game 1 of the NBA Finals ... and stomped it out after they won.

The blowup doll was spotted on the Beantown streets on Thursday ahead of the first game of the NBA Finals between the Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics.

The doll's dressed in KI's number 11 Celtics jersey (his old threads) ... with a cut out of Ky's face. At one point, fans chanted "F*** Kyrie!" using a loudspeaker.

It's not every day one gets to interview a football legend like Vince Young, so when a Golf Channel reporter saw her chance, she took it ... but there was just one problem -- it wasn't him!

The cringeworthy confusion all went down on Thursday at the BMW Charity Pro-Am in South Carolina ... when Lauren Withrow thought she had grabbed VY out on the course -- but instead, nabbed an assistant football coach.

Check out the video, she confidently spoke to him as if he were the former Univ. of Texas superstar quarterback ... and asked him about his golf game.

Saquon Barkley's father, Alibay, was arrested on Wednesday night ... after cops say he was cruising around New York City with a loaded gun in his car.

According to the NYPD ... Alibay was pulled over at around 7 PM after officers claimed the 2019 Corvette he was driving had "obstructed license plates that did not match the vehicle."

During the ensuing stop, cops say they discovered Alibay's ride was unregistered. They also say they found a firearm illegally in the car too.

David Beckham's lawsuit against Mark Wahlberg's company is over ... with the two sides settling the issue -- and, it seems all good between them, 'cause Beck's still an investor.

The ex-soccer star's company DB Ventures Limited put out a statement about the resolution ... saying they were happy to have settled the breach of contract lawsuit, wishing the F45 team lots of future success.

F45's CEO, Tom Dowd, added his own two cents ... noting the company's been a vocal Beckham supporter for years -- and vice versa -- and, says they're happy they could come to a mutual agreement.

Jake Paul will still face off against Mike Tyson in the ring ... the highly-anticipated boxing match has been rescheduled for November 15.

As we previously reported -- the bout slated for July 20 was pushed back after medical professionals told Iron Mike to take it easy for a few weeks due to a recent ulcer flare.

The bout will still go down at the home of the Dallas Cowboys -- AT&T Stadium in Arlington -- and air on Netflix.

Denver Nuggets star Aaron Gordon's latest addition to his body art collection is a truly special piece -- dedicating part of his chest to his late brother, Drew, who tragically died in a car accident last week.

Gordon debuted the ink in an Instagram post on Thursday ... his first public appearance since it was announced Drew passed away at just 33 years old.

The new tat is a screaming gorilla on his pec ... with Drew's initials featured in the lower left corner.

Seems Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler is still very much on ... The Notorious just showed off a highlight package of his recent grueling training sessions -- indicating the massive UFC 303 tilt will go on as scheduled.

Of course, there had been some worry the June 29 main event might get scrapped ... after a press conference set for Monday in Ireland was canceled at the last minute without much explanation.

McGregor did issue a statement following the surprise call-off, expressing remorse for the situation -- however, his short apology lacked details ... causing many to wonder if his comeback attempt had been put on pause.