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Manti Te'o appears to be slowly but surely getting over the girlfriend hoax story that rocked his life ... 'cause he just poked fun at the situation during one of his first appearances at his new NFL Network job -- and it was hilarious!!

Te'o -- who officially joined the NFL Network this week -- made the funny while appearing on Friday's edition of "Good Morning Football."

One of the segments on the show required him to answer some trivia questions about his alma mater -- the University of Notre Dame -- and when he began to struggle to come up with correct responses, he dropped a zinger about not Googling himself that had the whole room laughing.

LeBron James ain't done celebrating his latest Olympic gold medal just yet -- the Team USA MVP was living it up in Cannes with Draymond Green, on Friday ... and TMZ Sports has the video!!

King James -- who helped lead the Red, White and Blue to their fifth-straight first-place finish last week -- has been on quite the victory tour over the past few days ... including braving the rain at Adele's concert in Munich.

James was most recently spotted back in France just hours ago ... hitting up the La Guerite beach club to keep the party going.

Devin Haney threw a punch in a brawl at a Southern California fair this week ... and now the incident is the center of an assault and battery report, TMZ Sports has learned.

Check out the video filmed by a patron at the OC Fair in SoCal ... where 25-year-old Haney, who looks to be with a group of friends, fires a left straight at a man who'd seemingly been arguing with the group.

It's unclear if Haney's punch landed, but the fight was on, with at least three others letting the fists fly at the lone man as he attempted to defend himself.

Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu is already getting acquainted with her controversial Olympic bronze medal ... putting her lips to the new hardware at a ceremony days after it was stripped from Team USA star Jordan Chiles.

The 18-year-old athlete officially had the award draped around her neck at a presentation in her home country on Friday ... getting a handshake, an official Paris Games poster and a stuffed animal of the Olympic mascot as well.

Barbosu was all smiles during the event ... despite all the drama surrounding the results.

Scott Bloomquist -- one of the greatest dirt track racers of all time -- has tragically passed away after his plane crashed near his home in Tennessee.

He was just 60 years old.

The incident happened on Friday at around 8 AM in Mooresburg, when Bloomquist was flying "his vintage airplane," according to Moberly Motorsports Park.

Israel Adesanya was an emotional rollercoaster while exchanging trash talk with Dricus du Plessis ... going from calling his opponent a "f***ing pig" to breaking down in tears moments later.

The intense back-and-forth went down during the UFC 305 press conference in Australia ... when the Last Stylebender was asked if he would take his middleweight championship back to Africa if he were to win this weekend, to which DDP (21-2) chimed in with a jab about his childhood -- referencing how Adesanya's family had domestic servants.

"Are you taking the servants with you when you're going back?" the South African fighter asked. "Are you taking the servants with you if you're going back?"

Taylor Swift doesn't only support Travis Kelce at his day job, she was also by her man's side on the set of his new game show, too ... according to an actress who appeared on the show!

Garcelle Beauvais, known for her role in "The Jamie Foxx Show," recently talked with ET's Kevin Frazier about her experience as a contestant on Kelce's "Are You Smarter Than A Celebrity?" show.

"She did come on set," Beauvais said of Swift.

7:29 AM PT -- Haliey Welch just took to her X page to reveal she was actually at the Mets game in order to raise awareness -- and money -- for America's VetDogs, an org. that aims to pair pooches with war veterans.

Bad news for Newsday readers hoping to learn more about "Hawk Tuah" girl's first pitch at the Mets game Thursday ... one of their writers claims the org.'s bosses have barred mentions of her.

Tim Healey -- who's been writing about The Amazins for years -- said that after Haliey Welch toed the rubber and kicked off the festivities at Citi Field ... he was told he couldn't spit out anything further regarding her appearance.

Healey didn't specify why -- but it's easy to infer his honchos believe an explanation of Welch's claim to fame is just a little too X-rated for their readers.

Canadian pole vaulter Alysha Newman's twerking celebration in France has been great for her wallet ... she tells TMZ Sports the impromptu dance has led to an explosion of followers on her OnlyFans page.

The Olympian broke it all down for us this week ... just days after she went viral for shaking her booty amid earning a bronze medal in the women's pole vault competition at the Paris Games.

She said her subscribers grew by about "10 times" following the celly ... and "as we speak, numbers are being added."

There was a big break in the Matthew Perry death case, North West is twinning with her dog, and Tom Brady is showing off his arm ... all this on today's TMZ Hot Takes.

First up on "TMZ Live," Harvey and Charles break down all the arrests and criminal charges in connection with the death of the beloved "Friends" star.

Travis Kelce's used to scaring defenders on NFL fields, but it seems he'll be frightening a whole lot more people off of them this fall -- 'cause a teaser for "Grotesquerie" just dropped, and the NFL star looks like he'll be playing a spooky character in the show!!

The folks over at FX leaked the first trailer for the new horror series on Thursday ... and while Kelce's appearance in the 87-second commercial is brief, it looks like Taylor Swift's boyfriend will be terrifying audiences with his role.

Check out the clip, amid a collage of creepy and ghoulish imagery, Kelce's face is suddenly shown ... and he seems to be in some kind of trance.

Jay-Z's legendary 40/40 Club is coming back in a big way -- and as awesome as the celeb hotspot was back in the day -- wanna bet it's about to be a whole lot better?!

40/40 will temporarily relaunch in New York City starting Friday night (and running through Sunday) at the Jacob Javits Center in Manhattan ... where Hov's famed nightclub will be one of the main attractions at Fanatics Fest NYC.

TMZ Sports has learned the club will feature an integrated spot for partygoers to place wagers with Fanatics Sportsbook while watching games and partying.

Even babies fresh out the womb are fans of Caitlin Clark ... 'cause the WNBA star just got asked to autograph a two-week-old child -- and she delivered!!

The Indiana Fever guard met up with a mom and baby at the Fever Fore Change golf fundraiser involving players, coaches, staff and fans on Thursday ... and the rookie handed out quite the gift.

The mother said her little one was Clark's "biggest fan" ... and asked the 6-foot athlete if she wanted to hold the baby.

Dr. Dre's training to compete in archery for Team USA at the next Olympics, and his buddy Snoop Dogg's already got the perfect nickname for him ... and it's a nod to Mel Gibson.

The "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" rap icon joined us Thursday on "TMZ Live" and told us all about his plans for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics ... and Snoop's take on his archery aspirations.

Dr. Dre is already manifesting a first-place finish in the Summer Games, telling us he was joking with his crew in the studio ... "You'll be begging me to take off my gold medal!!!" 😆

12:27 PM PT -- We knew it was coming ... and RG3 responded to the news in traditional fashion -- channeling the movie, "Friday," to get his point across.

Robert Griffin III is unemployed -- the former Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback has reportedly been scrapped from his gig with ESPN ... despite a few years remaining on his contract.

The news broke via The Athletic on Thursday ... with no reason being given for the move.

TCU hoops star Sedona Prince just revealed she's receiving death threats after splitting from her TikTok star GF Olivia Stabile ... amid allegations of domestic abuse.

Here's the backstory.

Stabile -- who began dating Prince in January 2023 -- posted a 10-part video series on TikTok this week detailing how her relationship with the college athlete ended after a recent birthday trip to Mexico.