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Botswana sprinter Letsile Tebogo just received one of the biggest, and most awesome homecomings in sports history ... over 30,000 fans filled a stadium to welcome the Olympic hero home after beating U.S. track star Noah Lyles in Paris!

The festivities went down on Tuesday ... as tens of thousands of fans showed up to welcome back their athletes who competed in the Paris Olympics after President Mokgweetsi Masisi declared the day a holiday.

Fans -- hundreds of them -- began gathering at the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport where Tebogo and the other athletes landed, singing and waving flags and posters as their heroes returned.

Cleveland Browns rookie Michael Hall Jr. was arrested on Tuesday morning ... after he reportedly put a gun to his fiancée's head during a domestic dispute on Monday.

The defensive lineman -- who was just picked in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft -- was involved in the altercation at around 10 PM in Avon, Ohio ... this according to the incident report obtained by the The Chronicle-Telegram.

The outlet reports cops were called to the scene after the mom of Hall's fiancée alleged the 21-year-old football player roughed her daughter up and hit her with a baby bottle amid an argument.

It may be week one of the preseason, but Rams and Cowboys fans are in midseason form ... 'cause loyal supporters of the organizations went toe-to-toe in a bloody brawl outside SoFi Stadium.

The fight went down right outside the SoFi gates in Los Angeles ... where video shows a fan wearing an Aaron Donald jersey getting thrown to the ground by a guy rockin' Troy Aikman threads -- before delivering some big blows to the head of the guy on the ground who appears to be out cold.

The camera then pans over to a group of women also going at it ... with one being dragged by the hair. One of the women turns her attention to a guy in a Puka Nacua jersey, and takes a swing at him ... all while you can hear a little girl screaming in the background.

It's been nearly eight years since Colin Kaepernick's last down in the NFL -- but he says he still wants back in the league ... insisting he can help a team win a Super Bowl.

The 36-year-old broke it all down for Sky Sports News this month ... saying straight up he's "still training" and "still pushing" to get back on an NFL roster.

"We just gotta get one of these team owners to open up," he said.

Dr. Dre doesn't just want to perform at the 2028 Olympics -- coming to his city in four short years -- he wants to compete in the Summer Games ... in the archery event!

And, he's "dead ass serious!"

That's what the "Nuthin' But a G thing" rap icon told Nischelle Turner of Entertainment Tonight on Tuesday after the Paris Olympics concluded with an epic closing ceremony on Sunday (which Dre was a part of!).

Aaron Rodgers' parents say Olivia Munn was the reason for the initial schism between the quarterback and his family ... claiming she caused the divide after the then-Packers star had a bad game back in 2014.

Ed and Darla Rodgers made the allegations in an interview with Ian O'Connor for his upcoming book on Aaron's life titled, "OUT OF THE DARKNESS: The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers."

The couple says they visited Aaron in Green Bay just before he took on the Buffalo Bills in an early-December clash ... and when they left, things seemed just fine.

A huge police union in Las Vegas is beefing with the NFL over one of its new credentialing policies ... and if the matter doesn't get sorted out soon -- it could mean big headaches are on the horizon for the Raiders.

According to Steve Grammas -- the president of the Las Vegas Police Protective Association -- Roger Goodell's org. has implemented a new series of protocols for police members working games this season ... and Grammas says he's got issues with them.

Specifically, Grammas says The Shield wants cops to submit biometric data -- including a picture of themselves -- on an app in order to gain clearance to do their jobs in specific parts of Allegiant Stadium.

Kamala Harris is being cautious with Hollywood influence, Miley Cyrus is getting emotional and Nyjah Huston is getting a new Olympic medal ... all this on today's TMZ TV Hot Takes.

First up on "TMZ Live," Harvey and Charles explain why the Harris campaign doesn't want the upcoming DNC to lean in too hard to celebrity appearances.

Over on "TMZ on TV," our crew reacts to Miley getting teary-eyed during a Disney honor.

Team USA gymnast Jordan Chiles was just handed a devastating blow in her bid to keep her bronze medal ... the governing body overseeing the controversy says their hands are tied, new evidence be damned!

It's the latest turn in the saga involving USA and Romanian Gymnastics ... who are in the midst of a feud over the rightful owner of the bronze medal in the floor competition, which took place a week ago on August 5.

Unfortunately for Chiles, the Court of Arbitration for Sports says their hands are tied.

A piece of Kobe Bryant's legacy is no longer on the market ... the warm-up jacket he wore before his last-ever NBA game has just sold at auction -- and it netted the seller a small fortune!

TMZ Sports has learned ... the threads the Black Mamba donned just prior to dropping 60 points on the Utah Jazz back in April 2016 at the Staples Center racked up 35 bids -- and officially sold for $336,000.

The jacket -- which was photo-matched for authenticity -- had been up on the SCP Auctions block since mid-July.

Red Sox All-Star Jarren Duran has been suspended two games ... after he was caught on a hot mic hurling a homophobic slur at a fan during a game on Sunday.

Boston just announced the unpaid ban ... saying it consulted with the MLB before doling out the punishment.

The team added the salary that was owed to Duran for the two contests will now be donated to the Federation of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays.

Amanda Saccomanno, "Mandy Rose" to millions of WWE fans, made her triumphant return over the weekend -- not to a wrestling ring -- but, to the stage ... competing in a bikini fitness competition after more than a decade away!

And, it's clear Mandy didn't miss a beat!

The 34-year-old wrestler participated in the 2024 WBFF Bikini World Championships in Miami, Florida ... showing off her ridiculously shredded body, which she sculpted into competition-ready form over 12 weeks of intense training.

Steph Curry wasn't the only American basketball star gettin' buckets this weekend ... DeMar DeRozan WENT OFF in the Drew League Championship, bringing home the title, and an MVP award!

The 2024 title game went down Sunday in front of hundreds of fans at the King/Drew Magnet High School of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles.

DeRozan and his team, the Mecca Cheaters, faced the Nationwide Souljas ... and won 114 to 113 in a nail-biting championship game.

What's crazy ... the MCs were down by 16 with only five minutes left ... but thanks to DeRozan's epic performance they made a furious comeback. DD finished with 54 points, 11 rebounds and three assists.

Jordan Chiles no longer has an Olympic bronze medal ... but she might have a sweet bronze clock to replace it -- courtesy of Flavor Flav!!!

Just hours after Chiles was stripped of the trophy that she won during the floor competition earlier this month at the Paris Games ... Flav hopped on to X to offer her a cool consolation prize.

The rapper -- who became one of the faces of this year's Olympics after he sponsored the USA women's water polo team -- promised on the social media app to make her a clock chain ... that would be "something NO ONE else has."

The Olympics may be over, but Noah Lyles is still catching heat ... after the U.S. track superstar was seen partying it up in Paris just days after his positive Covid-19 test.

But, Noah says it's much ado about nothing ... the 100m gold medalist says he's virus-free, and has been since Friday.

Lyles hit up the L'Arc Paris after the closing ceremony on Sunday -- five days after testing positive for COVID-19 (Noah revealed he tested positive early Tuesday morning) -- and seemed to be enjoying himself in the City of Lights, dancing to a Pop Smoke track while draped in an American flag.

The battle of Chicago wasn't only fought between the White Sox and Cubs baseball teams ... fans got into a massive brawl during the game, and all the action was caught on video!

The melee went down over the weekend during the Sox and Cubbies two-game series at Guaranteed Rate Field ... which the Cubs swept.

Frustrations must've boiled over amongst the White Sox faithful ... 'cause video shows two women in the team's black and white jerseys going at it, hair pulling and all, in front of Beggars Pizza Pub.