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The Mr. Olympia Bodybuilding Finals were held this weekend in Las Vegas, and finalist Gustavo Badell showed off all his big muscles -- and a little one too!

You can catch celebs screaming at umps, cheering on the cheerleaders, even having a whack at balls. Take a swing! Have a look at how stars show their love for America's favorite pastime.

Demonstrating a little more vivacity than Mario Batali did recently at the same park in the West Village, Robbins played a little back line with the urchins, stopping a couple shots, and providing some slo mo defense.

While at Hennessey's Tavern in Dana Point, Calif. on Sunday, it looked like the 46-year-old former NBA star parked his graffitied, gas-guzzling urban assault vehicle in a handicap accessible spot. Well, he has always been a little special!

Rodman's rep tells TMZ, "Dennis would never do something like that, and he was driven around all weekend . His driver might have done it and left the car there for a short time. Dennis would never do something like that." So, allegedly, there is something he won't do!

TMZ's buddy, John, was kind enough to send us some additional pix of Rodman's wacky ride!

Attorneys for the group filed a brief they say is on behalf of the dogs "which were brutally slaughtered by Vick and his cohorts." The brief, which outlines the horrifying abuse the dogs endured while involved in dog fighting, requests that the proceeds of any fines paid by Vick go to provide care and rehabilitation for the canine victims. It also asks that any fines paid by Vick go toward establishing a no-kill shelter or sanctuary to care for abused dogs, and to fund a public awareness program designed to educate the public on the "abhorrent nature of dog fighting."

When our photog caught the Tour de France champ on his way to work out yesterday, we informed him (jokingly) that James Gandolfini was whacking him in our daily "Who'd You Rather?" poll (not true: he was kicking Gandolfini's butt). After admitting that he was "torn" about the choice himself, he got worried: "I better go running."

TMZ would give you a front view, but we can't risk being held liable for any strokes or heart failure that the photo might cause. Well, that and the fact that the only pictures available are of his backside. And what a side it is!

Brad and Spike were sitting in the first row along the first base line with their sons, Maddox and Jackson, respectively.

The Yankees beat the Mariners 12-3, but the real winners were any aspiring screenwriters in the crowd holding a script that Brad and Spike would be just perfect for.

Among 11 players cut by the St. Louis Rams last week was running back J.D. Washington -- Denzel's son. But his NFL dreams aren't entirely dead -- J.D. was signed to the team's practice squad just a few days later.

Plummer launched into a passionate defense of the disgraced footballer outside of Les Deux last night. "S**t, ni***s been fighting dogs since we were born!" Way to represent?

He then went on to explain that there's "a million people" fighting dogs, and that, "They catch Michael Vick and they want to put him on the spotlight, you know what I'm sayin'? Go find out who REALLY doing it!"

Actually, Vick REALLY was doing it.

The father of dead WWE star Chris Benoit says that it might have been the effect of multiple concussions, not steroids, that drove Chris to kill his wife and son and then hang himself.

Michael Benoit told Diane Sawyer on this morning's "Good Morning America" that after the tragedy, he turned over part of his son's brain to Julian Bailes, a neurologist at the Sports Legacy Institute. Tissue analysis, said Bailes, showed that Benoit's brain tissue revealed damage similar to those of Alzheimer's patients, suggesting that he was suffering from a form of dementia, which could have led him to snap.

Look out ladies (seriously, get out of his way), Big Shaq Diesel is going back on the market.

In divorce papers filed Tuesday in a Miami court, Shaquille O'Neal claimed his marriage to wife Shaunie has been "irretrievably broken," and accuses her of being shady with his cash, reports the Miami Herald.

The couple has four kids together, and each has a child from a previous relationship. They tied the knot in a ridiculously lavish Beverly Hills ceremony in 2002. Shaq, who is currently in a contract with the Miami Heat worth a cool $100 mil, claims that his wife has been "secretive about her assets," and he has asked the court to order a full investigation into every penny she came into during their union.

TMZ is as "proud as a peacock" to resurrect this ASU promotional video from 2004. The word "cheesy" doesn't even begin to describe it! Let us remind you that is the school Miss South Carolina told Matt Lauer she was dying to attend. She'll fit in perfectly.

TMZ cameras were outside Gisele's SoHo home on Saturday, where Brady and his supermodel girlfriend were packing up a limo to head for the airport. The pigskin dipper was en route to Massachusetts, where he began practice with his team.

At a post-practice presser, the various media were forbidden to talk to Brady about his son with Bridget Moynahan. Tom told reporters, "It's a wonderful thing, as I'm sure all the parents out there know already ... but I'm really here to talk football."