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Brian Flores heard Tua Tagovailoa's harsh criticism this week ... and while he said he doesn't believe his former quarterback's characterization of him is accurate, he's vowing to adapt nonetheless.

Just one day after the Miami Dolphins star called Flores a "terrible person" who spewed nothing but negativity his way during their time together in South Florida ... Brian stood in front of a gaggle of journalists to address the matter.

The Vikings defensive coordinator -- who was with the 'Fins from 2019-2021 -- seemed both hurt and surprised by the critique ... but he said he will use it all as a learning experience moving forward.

Floyd Mayweather has arrived in Mexico City ahead of his exhibition with John Gotti III ... and he's already immersed himself in the local culture -- dancing along to mariachi!!

The 47-year-old boxer's private jet touched down in the city on Monday to face the grandson of John Gotti for the second time this weekend ... and as soon as he got to his hotel, he was greeted with some sweet tunes.

A mariachi band crooned as Floyd danced around ... and he was clearly pleased with the performance, waving his arms around on beat with the song.

Hulk Hogan is not turning down the temperature on political violence ... 'cause he's talking about performing one of his famous wrestling moves on Kamala Harris ... though he's blaming it on alcohol.

The Hulkster was at the Thirsty Cowboy in Medina, Ohio promoting his new beer Monday night when he grabbed the mic and started firing up the crowd ... and things quickly flew off the rails.

Hulk asked the place ... "Want me to body-slam Kamala Harris? Want me to drop the leg on Kamala?" Check out the video, obtained by TMZ Sports -- the crowd eats it all up.

CM Punk's got bad blood with his enemies ... but that's not the only thing he says he has in common with Taylor Swift -- in fact, the WWE Superstar claims he's actually the male version of the popstar!!

The wrestler evoked Travis Kelce's girlfriend's name while appearing on Raw on Monday night in Sunrise, Florida ... as he was praising WWE fans during a promo he was cutting to preview his upcoming strap match against Drew McIntyre at Bash in Berlin.

Punk spent several minutes showing big love to the crowd -- explaining he believes they're all the reason for the recent hot streak the WWE has been on.

Ivana Knoll -- AKA "The World Cup's Hottest Fan" -- is on the mend after breaking her leg this weekend ... but don't worry, she's still dropping sexy thirst traps on the 'Gram!!

The Croatian model and DJ tells TMZ Sports -- the injury happened as she was leaving a small nightclub in Old Town Mykonos on Saturday ... when she walked on a "very bad floor" and twisted her leg while wearing tight boot heels.

Knoll says she was in a world of pain, but toughed it out and walked to her car to drive home ... as she initially thought it was just a sprain. But when she woke up the next morning, she couldn't even walk.

Jason Kelce's gotta be thrilled on this lovely Tuesday morning ... 'cause the beloved "Backyard Sports" video game franchise is officially coming back!!

Playground Productions announced the big news just minutes ago ... saying Pablo Sanchez, Pete Wheeler, Stephanie Morgan and the rest of the Backyard Kids will return "in the coming months."

The company said the relaunch will feature the same aesthetic the games had back in the '90s and '00s ... so it'll be incredibly nostalgic for fans who spent countless hours in front of the computer back in the day.

Simone Biles might not be at Chicago Bears games this season a la Taylor Swift to support her man, Jonathan Owens -- but no, it's not because of the Packers coat incident!

The 7x Olympic gold medalist explained why you may not see her on the sidelines, or luxury suite in a TikTok video ... explaining her upcoming schedule is packed, despite just returning from the 2024 Paris Games.

"I don't know how many games I'll be able to make," the 27-year-old said, "because in a few weeks we go on tour."

If Kamala Harris takes down Donald Trump in November's election, Steve Kerr says he's going to rip a page out of Steph Curry's playbook -- and wish Trump, "Night, night!"

The Golden State Warriors head coach threw out the trolling vow on Monday evening at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago -- where he helped Michael Jordan and the Bulls win a slew of NBA Championships a few decades ago.

Kerr stood at the podium for nearly 10 minutes ... and raved over Harris and her pick for vice president, Tim Walz.

O.J. Simpson has a ton of debts he needs to pay from beyond the grave -- so many, the executor of his estate says he's taking off the kid gloves to scrape up some money, ASAP!

Malcolm LaVergne, who went from being O.J.'s longtime lawyer to now running his probate estate after he died last April, tells TMZ ... he's trying to bring in more than $269,000 from one of O.J.'s homes, and might have to go through Simpson's son, Justin, to get it.

Malcolm says Justin -- whose mother was Nicole Brown Simpson -- helped his father buy his "forever" home in Las Vegas a couple years ago, and now the estate wants to recoup the money O.J. put into the home, which LaVergne pegs at around $159K.

Michael Johnson launched a new track league that he's hoping will revolutionize the sport, and he tells TMZ Sports he absolutely wants Noah Lyles and all the other biggest stars to be a part of it!

The U.S. Olympic legend formally started Grand Slam Track back in June ... and following all the thrilling action at the Paris Games, he told us he's hoping the league can build on the momentum.

In other words, instead of fans only paying attention once every four years, Michael's aiming to keep the sport relevant among the millions who watched in Paris.

Matthew Perry's doctors are getting punished professionally, Donald Trump's getting a fake endorsement and Mike Tyson's getting physical with Jake Paul ... all this on today's TMZ TV Hot Takes.

First up on "TMZ Live," Charles and Babcock have the latest on the Matthew Perry death case ... including the DEA stripping the doctors charged in the case of their ability to write prescriptions.

Tyreek Hill might get his wish ... 'cause the NFL said it is "actively" figuring out a way to get its players to compete in flag football at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

NFL executive vice president Jeff Miller was asked the burning question surrounding the new event in a conference call on Monday -- could Team USA orchestrate a team of All-Pros and Super Bowl winners to absolutely dominate en route to a gold medal??

As of right now, it's definitely not a "no."

It's not just swim fans that are in awe of Katie Ledecky's Olympic dominance ... 'cause USA gold medalist Nic Fink tells TMZ Sports he has no idea how she does it, either!!

Ledecky continued to make history during the 2024 Paris Games ... bringing home four medals over the course of the competition to become the most-decorated U.S. female Olympian.

We sat down with Fink while he was working an honorary shift at Raising Canes in Dallas, Texas on Monday ... and the 31-year-old swimmer -- who took home three medals in Paris himself -- gave his take on Ledecky's career thus far.

The USA women's water polo team took the party from Paris to Sin City this month -- jet-setting to Vegas following their run in the Olympics -- and their hype man and sponsor, Flavor Flav, was right there by their side for the festivities!!

Maggie Steffens, Rachel Fattal and the rest of the American squad got back to the States after finishing fourth in the Games ... and one of their first orders of business for some of the women was to let loose in Nevada.

The athletes -- plus Flav -- hit up Resorts World on Saturday night ... and grabbed some grub at FUHU before putting on their dancing shoes at Zouk Nightclub.

10:49 AM PT -- Gosder Cherilus is blaming sleeping meds for the incident ... saying in a statement on Monday, "In preparation for the unexpected overnight flight, I took a sleeping medication that I don't normally use, which resulted in behavior that is not representative of my character."

The former first-round pick went on to issue an apology to the passengers and the crew aboard the plane.

Former NFL offensive lineman Gosder Cherilus -- the 17th overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft -- was arrested over the weekend ... after he was accused of peeing on a passenger while aboard an airplane.

Massachusetts State Police say the incident occurred on Sunday morning ... while the former footballer was on a Delta flight bound from Boston to Ireland.

Cops say Cherilus was "unruly" while on the plane -- and when officers arrived at Logan Airport at around 2 AM and demanded he get off the plane after it landed, they say he "became irate and uncooperative."

Patrick Beverley is gearing up for another basketball season -- but, not in the United States -- the longtime hooper touched down in Israel where he was greeted by a bunch of passionate fans!

The 12-year NBA vet, after spending some time in Bulgaria, landed in Israel where he'll join his new squad, Hapoel Tel Aviv, for training camp.

Check it out, the fans in Tel Aviv couldn't be happier to welcome their newest addition -- greeting him at the airport with a big celebration.