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Aaron Rodgers might have been M.I.A. during the Jets' mandatory minicamp ... but when one crying New York fan needed him the most Wednesday -- he was right there to lend him a hug!!!

The four-time NFL MVP was on the links in Lake Tahoe, taking part in a practice round for the famed American Century Championship. While on the course, Rodgers ran into a fan who wasn't looking for an autograph ... but for him to bring his favorite team the Lombardi Trophy.

"I just want a Super Bowl, Aaron," the weeping man told the signal-caller. "Please!"

Shohei Ohtani appalled some fans on Wednesday after he appeared to celebrate a stolen base with a lewd gesture ... but upon further review, it seems he was simply shakin' dirt.

Take a look at how the Dodgers superstar got up following a slide into second during the first inning of L.A.'s game against the Phillies in Philadelphia ... he sure looked like he was imitating some R-rated bedroom activity.

He ripped off his glove, put it in front of his junk ... and shook it repeatedly as he stared into his team's dugout.

If J.J. Watt wants to flaunt his new bod, one of the greatest bodybuilders of all time is willing to help ... 7x Mr. Olympia Phil Heath tells TMZ Sports he'd have the future Hall of Famer stage ready in 3 months!

"He actually looks pretty damn good," 44-year-old Heath said, adding ... "I think he would actually do well at the amateur level."

Not too shabby a compliment coming from a man who won the Olympia seven times straight (he also finished second in 2010 and 2018).

George Clooney wants President Biden to bow out, the couple from the margarita hijinks video got busted, and Donald Trump wants to play his opponent in golf ... all this on today's TMZ TV Hot Takes.

First up on "TMZ Live" Harvey and Charles react to George calling on Biden to make way for a new Democratic candidate, and why Clooney thinks Biden can't beat Trump at the ballot box.

Sean Burroughs -- the ninth-overall pick in the 1998 MLB Draft -- died from a fentanyl overdose.

The late MLB player's official cause of death is listed as fentanyl intoxication and his death has been ruled an accident ... according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.

As we reported ... 43-year-old Sean died back in May, when he was found unresponsive next to his car in a Long Beach parking lot outside his son's Little League baseball game. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

English soccer fans attending The Killers concert in London on Wednesday were treated to quite the surprise ... the band paused their show so UK supporters could root on their team in the Euro 2024 semifinal -- and after the The Three Lions secured the dub, everyone celebrated with "Mr. Brightside!!"

Check out footage from The O2 ... the packed house -- including all of the band's members -- stopped everything they were doing to watch the final seconds of England's tilt with the Netherlands on the big screen.

You could hear a pin drop as England tried to hold on to its 2-1 lead ... and once the final whistle sounded on the victory in Germany, chaos ensued at the concert.

3:40 PM PT -- The U.S. Soccer Federation just confirmed it's parted ways with Gregg Berhalter ... with org. President Cindy Parlow Cone saying in a statement they're now solely focused on working tirelessly to find their next coach.

U.S. soccer fans are getting some interesting news on Wednesday -- Gregg Berhalter will reportedly not be returning to manage the Men's National Team after failing to advance out of the Copa América group stage.

Doug McIntyre of FOX Sports broke the news minutes ago ... saying the Red, White and Blue are going in a new direction with the position.

Berhalter was hired in 2018 after the U.S. failed to qualify for the World Cup that same year.

England and the Netherlands fans were fighting even before their Euro 2024 semi-final matchup ever kicked off ... with supporters brawling in the streets of Germany before the big-time match-up!

Multiple videos showing Dutch and English fans getting into altercations were spreading all over social media prior to Wednesday's contest. In one video, fans are seen outside a bar and restaurant throwing punches, chairs, and bottles at each other.

All of this is happening in the City of Dortmund -- not too far from the Netherlands border. It is estimated that around 80,000 Dutch fans have descended on the city to support their team, with UK police saying groups of "risk supporters" are amongst the fans looking to cause problems.

Former Toronto Raptors power forward Jontay Porter just pleaded guilty to a criminal charge stemming from the gambling case that got him permanently banned from the NBA.

Porter formally issued the plea to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud while inside of a federal courthouse on Wednesday in New York.

At the proceedings, the 24-year-old -- who had been accused of pulling himself early from games in order to help make his gambling associates a ton of coin -- admitted to wrongdoing ... saying before a judge, "I know what I did was wrong, unlawful, and I am deeply sorry."

Flau'jae Johnson is advising women to wear their fake lashes no matter what Aries Spears or anyone else is saying to the contrary ... do you, boo!!!

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with the LSU hoops star in Hollywood on Tuesday and she hit a fast break on Aries' recent comments slamming the current fashion trend of oversized eyelash extensions.

Women of all nationalities and races are gluing the bristle brushes to their eyelids but Aries primarily targeted his "beautiful Black queens" in his viral PSA ... before calling the lashes ridiculous wastes of time.

Travis Kelce backed up the Brinks trucks to get Taylor Swift an awesome view for the Super Bowl ... 'cause he very well might have dropped $3 MILLION to secure a luxury suite.

TMZ Sports broke the story back in February -- Travis footed the bill so his family and friends could enjoy the Big Game at Allegiant Stadium in privacy ... and at the time, we were told the massive box cost well over a million buckaroos.

As it turns out, Trav seemingly spilled the beans on the actual price in a chat with fellow tight end George Kittle prior to SB LVIII ... and the potential nugget was caught on a hot mic for the Netflix show, "Receiver," which dropped on Wednesday.

Former NFL star Adrian Wilson -- a five-time Pro Bowler -- told cops he broke multiple objects and threatened to kill himself during a heated argument with his wife before his arrest last month ... this according to police documents, obtained by TMZ Sports.

According to the Scottsdale Police Department incident report, Wilson's family members accused the ex-Arizona Cardinals defensive back of flying off the handle at around 5 AM on June 1 at their Scottsdale, Ariz. residence.

Cops say Wilson's wife, Alicia, told them everything started after she found out he was having an affair. She stated she filled out legal separation paperwork from Wilson -- and left it in the guest house that he had been staying in.

Cameron Brink ain't letting a torn ACL stop her from being one of the WNBA's fashionistas ... 'cause the L.A. Sparks star rookie is back wearing heels without a brace just weeks after suffering the injury.

The 6-foot-3 forward went to support her team at Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday when the Sparks went up against the Minnesota Lynx ... and she pulled up to the game looking like a model.

Brink wore a leather jacket, a cute blue top, a white skirt ... and, most notably, some boot heels with no leg brace.

Taylor Swift's all loved up with Travis Kelce ... but she hit rewind to her Joe Jonas days, performing "Last Kiss" on her latest "Eras" tour stop.

The singer surprised fans in Zürich, Switzerland as she played the breakup anthem inspired by that brief relationship -- from her album "Speak Now" -- on piano Tuesday night ... and mashed it up with "Sad Beautiful Tragic."

Taylor parted ways with Joe back in 2008 ... so it's highly unlikely he was on her mind all these years later. A better reason for her to play it is the fact the song's lyrics mention Tuesday's date, July 9th.

Donald Trump and Joe Biden talked the talk about golf at their debate last month ... but No. 45 now wants the two to swing the swing, officially challenging POTUS to an 18-hole match.

Trump dared Biden to tee it up with him while riling up a packed house at his Doral golf course in Miami on Tuesday.

Trump told the audience he wanted to debate Biden again -- and then, as he did during their first verbal sparring session back on June 27, he brought up their golf games.

2:14 PM PT -- Wehry is maintaining his innocence ... but is now asking MLE to adjust his score back to 46.75 dogs over the fact he touched an opponent's plates, which "gives the appearance or possibility of impropriety," he told the Post.

Competitive eater Nick Wehry -- husband of women's champ Miki Sudo -- is facing bombshell allegations stemming from this year's hot dog contest ... being accused of cheating to increase his end result.

This year's fourth-place finisher was initially handed a score of 46.75 tube steaks eaten at Thursday's Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island ... but after a recount, his total was changed to 51.75.

As we previously reported, Patrick Bertoletti won the Joey Chestnut-less outing after downing 58 weenies.