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Los Angeles is home to the World Series champions once again -- the Dodgers just defeated the New York Yankees in five games to secure their eighth title in franchise history!!

Freddie Freeman and Co. handled business in dramatic fashion at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday ... with the away team trailing for the majority of the contest after N.Y. took a three-run lead in the first inning thanks to homers from Aaron Judge and Jazz Chisholm Jr.

The Dodgers were struggling to put anything together on offense as they found themselves down 5-0 heading into the 5th inning ... but that's when things got interesting.

Bill Belichick-themed Halloween costumes are clearly in this year -- not only are his current and former lovers dressing up as him for the October holiday ... so is his colleague, Ryan Clark!!

The former Pittsburgh Steelers safety rocked a realistic Belichick 'fit while appearing on Wednesday's episode of "Inside the NFL" ... complete with a wig and, of course, a cut-sleeve Patriots hoodie.

Clark did an impression of Bill while in the get-up too -- going off on a bit of a "Do your job!" rant to open the show.

Bronny James now has a spot on the NBA's all-time scoring list -- the Lakers rookie drained his first regular season bucket on Wednesday ... and fittingly enough, it was in his hometown!!

The Cleveland Cavaliers dominated the Los Angeles Lakers in a 134-110 blowout win at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse ... and in the closing minutes of the contest, the crowd chanted, "We want Bronny."

Lakers head coach JJ Redick gave the fans what they wanted ... subbing Bronny in with about five minutes left.

TMZ Sports has obtained police video of Patrick Mahomes Sr.'s June traffic stop ... and unlike his February run-in with cops, it all appeared to go smoothly for the father of Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes II.

We broke the story ... Mahomes Sr. was pulled over at around 8:30 PM back on June 29 in Tyler, Texas -- less than five months after he was arrested for DWI in the same city -- following claims he had committed a traffic violation.

Body cam footage shows that after an officer stopped him ... Mahomes Sr. was surprised to learn he had apparently broken the rules of the road.

Travis Kelce says things are still going strong with Taylor Swift, and he's thankful their friends don't gab about them to the media ... but are they really that private of a couple?

Well, that question is up for debate on "TMZ on TV" ... where our crew fired off the hot takes in reacting to Travis talking Taylor on his podcast with Jason Kelce and guest Niecy Nash.

Check out the clip ... Travis says he's glad there's not a lot of public chatter about his relationship with Taylor, at least from his inner circle, but Harvey's taking issue with the idea that TK and TS are super private people.

Check your local listings for when TMZ is on in your area or catch up on past episodes!

You won't see Logan Paul swapping spit with hot WWE Superstars anytime soon ... 'cause the Maverick says his fiancée, Nina Agdal, has him too "whipped" to entertain the idea.

LP made the admission during his most recent episode of 'Impaulsive' ... when fellow wrestler Liv Morgan asked if he'd ever consider getting involved in a scripted romance with one of his coworkers.

The topic initially came up when Paul told Morgan he tossed around the idea of teaming up with her on-air partner, Dominik Mysterio, to Triple H ... and someone off camera pitched a love triangle scenario.

LeBron and Bronny James have returned to Cleveland for the Lakers game against the Cavaliers ... and the hometown team is taking time to welcome the rookie and his G.O.A.T. pops back home, flashing some pics from their time in The Land!

The Cavs are known to show love to former players and coaches with ties to Ohio and/or the team ... and with the James' pulling up, there was no shortage of old snaps to pick from.

Of course, when Bron was suiting up for the Wine and Gold for the first part of his career, Bronny was a child growing up in northeast Ohio.

2:20 PM PT -- Awesome gesture from the Yankees -- the team just announced the two fans' tickets will be redistributed to a pediatric cancer patient and his family.

10:35 AM PT -- The Yankees just confirmed it -- the two fans involved in the Betts incident will not be allowed inside the stadium for Game 5 of the World Series ... the last home contest of the year.

The team said in a statement to TMZ Sports the fans' actions were "egregious and unacceptable" ... and emphasized the safety of players, spectators and staffers at every game is something that can't be compromised.

"Tonight marks the final home game of year, and we want every ounce of our fans’ passion on display," the team said. "Yankee Stadium is known for its energy and intensity, however the exuberance of supporting one’s team can never cross the line into intentionally putting players at physical risk."

If the MLB had things its way, the two New York Yankees fans who interfered with Mookie Betts on Tuesday night would NOT be allowed back for Game 5.

Sources over at the league's offices tell TMZ Sports ... MLB officials are actively working with the Yankees to ensure the team bars the men from the World Series in New York on Wednesday night in wake of their Game 4 behavior toward Betts.

In fact, we're told the league's even willing to refund the two guys' ticket costs to make sure the ban happens.

Dallas Cowboys star Trevon Diggs just said sorry to the reporter he hit over the weekend with a "deez nuts" quip ... fittingly using some cans of peanuts to issue the mea culpa.

The cornerback and WFAA's Mike Leslie first got into their beef on Sunday night ... after the journalist made a social media post that appeared to call out Diggs' effort during a play in the Cowboys' 30-24 loss to the 49ers.

Diggs came out of Dallas' locker room irate with Leslie ... and yelled at him for several seconds. He then stormed off while shouting at the media member, "Talk about these nuts."

As one of Bill Belichick's former lovers used her Halloween costume to shade the legendary NFL coach ... his current girlfriend praised him with hers -- mimicking one of his old-school looks!!

Jordon Hudson hit Disney World this week with friends for one of their engagement celebrations ... and given that All Hallow's Eve is Thursday -- she and her gal pals decided to rock costumes during their day at Mickey's place.

For her 'fit, Hudson paid homage to her 72-year-old boyfriend ... emulating a look he once wore when he was an assistant on the New York Giants' staff back in the 1980s.

Christian McCaffrey apparently can't have a little Halloween spirit while he nurses his injury ... 'cause the 49ers superstar adorably showed off his couples costume with his wife, Olivia Culpo -- and fantasy football owners ain't having it.

CMC and OC chose to be the Tin Man and Dorothy from "The Wizard of Oz" this year ... even getting in character for a few TikToks to really bring it home.

In fact, they got their adorable pup, Oliver Sprinkles, to be Toto!!

Who should be next up to challenge for the UFC's Middleweight title?? The champion, Dricus Du Plessis, has now weighed in ... telling us the answer is Khamzat Chimaev!

DDP joined Babcock on the TMZ Sports TV show (airs weekdays on FS1) ... where he was asked whether Chimaev vs. Robert Whittaker at UFC 308 to jump Sean Strickland, who many assumed would fight Du Plessis next.

"[Khamzat] went in there and was the first guy to ever submit Rob, and he did in the first round. That warrants a jump-the-gun on Sean Strickland for me. And if you ask me personally, that's a fight I would rather want, because it's a fight that the people want. It's a fight that more fans want, and I believe that Khamzat's the next best guy," Dricus said.

Of course, Strickland and Du Plessis previously fought at UFC 297 ... a fight DDP won by decision, leaving Scotiabank Arena in Toronto with the MW strap.

As for how a fight between Khamzat and other champ would look, we asked Dricus.

"You see Khamzat, he backs people up. I don't back up," DDP said ... noting Chimaev has faced the most difficulty against guys like Gilbert Burns and Kamaru Usman, who Du Plessis says "went out there and they fought him," adding, "They didn't defend his wrestling. They wrestled him back. They fought him."

Dricus continued ... "I don't know how to back up. I'm going to go out there and fight you. We've seen this with Khamzat, slowing down after the first round, round and a half. And I think that is because he uses so much power. He has the wrestling technique, of course, but he uses his strength as a weapon. In this case, he has a gun and I have a tank when it comes to the strength. There's not a middleweight that's going to overpower me. It's not going to happen."

As for what Dricus would say to Strickland -- who will surely be pissed at the latest turn of events -- the champ has a message for the challenger.

"Finish your fights."

And, for Chimaev ... "If it's Khamzat, you think you're strong, you think you're powerful, you have not felt anything. And I can't wait until I see it on his face because I see it on every single person I fight's face."

The Yankee fan who ripped a foul ball from Mookie Betts' glove has ties to Rob Gronkowski ... 'cause the Patriots legend says he went to school with the guy!!

The former superstar tight end came to the realization during his appearance on the "Up & Adams Show" ... when he was checking out footage of Austin Capobianco and fellow NYY fan, John Peter, interfering with Betts after he snagged the ball out of the air.

Gronk had an aha moment in real time ... seemingly completely unaware of his connection to one of the fans prior to joining the show.

Shaun White and Nina Dobrev are ready to take their relationship to the next level ... the couple are officially engaged after 5 years together.

The "Vampire Diaries" actress shared her happy engagement news on Instagram Wednesday, where she penned a caption seemingly inspired by the upcoming Halloween holiday.

Alongside a series of sweet photos from the proposal, Nina wrote ... "RIP boyfriend, hello fiancé 💍♾️."

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift are "absolutely happy" in their highly publicized relationship ... with the Kansas City Chiefs superstar thanking his inner circle for protecting his "real" romance.

Trav expressed sincere gratitude to his "Grotesquerie" costar Niecy Nash-Betts during the most recent episode of his "New Heights" podcast with his brother, Jason ... praising the actress for remaining tight-lipped when folks hit her up for tea on his personal life.

NNB explained her phone's been ringing off the hook ever since the Ryan Murphy show aired ... with friends and interviewers trying to get some intel on not only what happens on the show -- but also all about Traylor.

Charles Barkley was targeted with yet another prank on the "NBA on TNT" set on Tuesday ... this time, the Hall of Famer was victim to a Halloween-themed smoke attack!!

The Chuckster was at his usual spot on the desk alongside Shaquille O'Neal, Kenny Smith and Ernie Johnson as he weighed in on the New York Knicks ... when out of nowhere, his area started to fill with fog.

Barkley's analysis was quickly derailed ... and he looked puzzled as he started to choke.