Tony Romo's Off-Season Goal -- Soccer

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is risking serious injury -- and possibly his $67 million contract -- and it's all for a secret, indoor passion. Dude plays in an adult recreational soccer league.

TMZ has confirmed that Romo participates in an indoor 6-on-6 league in Texas -- a league that even requires players to sign an injury waiver ... even though slide tackling and the use of cleats are strictly forbidden.

We obtained footage from Tony's most recent game -- and dude doesn't look too bad ... in fact, he even scored a goal.

As far as the Cowboys are concerned -- they're not. A rep for the team tells us, "He's been playing in off-season basketball and soccer leagues in the area since he became an NFL player, so it must not be something that is in his contract."

No word if Jessica Simpson is allowed to attend games.

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Shaun White Pretty Woman?

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Here's Olympian Shaun White flashing his pearly whites and his gold medal in NYC last week (left) -- and a suited up Julia Roberts with her Golden Globe award back in 1990 (right).

America's sweethearts.

We're just sayin'.

NHL Exec Accused of Bashing Woman After Loss

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Losing in the Stanley Cup playoffs can be a painful experience -- especially for the woman who claims the GM of the Anaheim Ducks smacked her with a chair after the team lost in Game 7 last year.

The woman -- Rachel Paris -- is suing the team, as well as their GM Bob Murray, claiming Murray went into a "fit of rage" after the Ducks lost to the Detroit Red Wings last year.

According to the lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Michigan, Murray "picked up a high back chair and struck [Rachel] thereby knocking [Rachel] to the ground."

Rachel claims the Ducks are on the hook because "they had a duty to ensure that proper measures and protocols were in place to help curtail Bob Murray's violent and aggressive nature."

Rachel, who says she was working as a TV broadcast stage manager at the time, also claims she suffered "severe bodily injuries." She's demanding more than $75,000 in damages.

Calls to the Ducks have not been returned.

Tiger Woods' Caddie -- Pissed

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Tiger Woods' caddie claims he's "mad" at his boss and wants everyone to know that he didn't have a damn thing to do with Tiger's cheating ways.

Steve Williams -- Tiger's caddie for 11years -- told New Zealand's "60 Minutes" that the scandal has "been the most difficult time of my life, no two ways about it, because every single person believed that I should know or did know or had something to do with it."

Williams added, "I knew nothing, that's my answer. I don't have to clarify or extend that answer, I knew nothing." In fact, Williams claims he would have blown the whistle had he known what Tiger was up to.

Williams told the show that he's still furious with Tiger, saying "Of course I'm mad at him, why would you not be? I'm close with his wife and he's got two lovely children."

The caddie claims he's not turning his back on Tiger, adding "When you're a true friend of somebody, that's when somebody needs your support and need you the most. That's when you don't walk away. Tiger's one of my closest friends and he needs my support right now and I'd never think of walking away."

Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s Huge Bag of Green

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Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s Golden Gloves have nothing on his fistfuls o' dollars -- which the 6-time world champion whipped out Tuesday for a group of screaming fans ... just because he can.

Mayweather had just left a news conference in New York City -- in which he was promoting his upcoming bout with Shane Mosley -- when he decided to whip out the sack of cash and then spread it out in the front window of his tour bus.

They don't call him "Money" Mayweather for nothing.

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Apolo Ohno: I Can Basically Leg Press a Ton

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Apolo Ohno's lower body is so powerful -- dude claims he can leg press 1800 pounds of raw steel ... which is the Hollywood equivalent of 20 Nicole Richies.

For the record, Ohno only weighs about 145 -- without his eight Olympic medals of course.

Coach to Ochocinco: You're No Dancing Fool

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Chad Ochocinco's NFL coach isn't just supporting the football star's ballroom transition -- the Cincinnati Bengals' honcho thinks all the new fancy footwork will help Chad on the field as well.

Coach Marvin Lewis tells TMZ "Chad is not going to miss any mandatory teamwork, and at this point in his career, the muscle endurance and flexibility promoted by dancing should do nothing but enhance his chances for a great football season."

If it works -- look for T.O. to don some fishnets and rhinestones for next season.

Tiger Woods Can't Weather the Storm

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Tiger Woods was just forced to pack up his balls and leave the driving range ... our Isleworth spies tell TMZ.

Tiger was practicing his drives for about 20 minutes outside his home, but it started raining and forced him inside.

Tiger was accompanied by two dudes -- including Corey Carroll, the guy he was photographed jogging with last month -- but no sign of Elin Nordegren.

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LeBron James Bigger Than Jay-Z?

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LeBron James was mobbed on his way out of the Jay-Z concert at Madison Square Garden last night -- with people begging and pleading for King James to leave Cleveland for the New York Knicks.

James was just one of a ton of stars who rolled through Jay's sold-out concert -- but people treated 'Bron like he was the biggest star on the planet ... even bigger than the guy he came to see.

So we gotta ask ...

Lindsey Vonn to Rappers: 'That's the Real Bling'

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Lindsey Vonn is the only chick with better bling than Jay-Z, Flavor Flav, Lil Wayne and Lil Jon combined ... and she's not afraid to show it off.

The U.S. gold and bronze medalist was out in L.A. yesterday, where she proudly showed off her new heavyweight jewelry and proclaimed, "That's the real bling."

As for partying like a rapper -- she'll leave that to the Canadian women's hockey team.

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Kim Kardashian Picks Up New $4.8 Mil Pad

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Carl's Jr. salads must be selling by the truckload -- 'cause Kim Kardashian just scored a new $4.8 million mansion.

Sources tell TMZ that Kim's new pad is a Mediterranean villa located in Beverly Hills. The house has 5 bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms, a grand two-story entry, formal living room and dining room -- each with their own fireplaces.

We're told Reggie Bush is planning on moving into the 4,000 square foot pad -- and with that much space, half of the New Orleans Saints could crash too.

WWE Superstar Death -- Vicodin and Valium

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Former WWE Superstar Eddie Fatu aka Umaga -- who died in December -- was the victim of a bad combination of drugs, according to the Harris County Medical Examiner in Texas.

Dan Morgan, the supervisory forensic investigator for Harris County, blamed "acute toxicity" -- claiming the combined effects of hydrocodone (aka Vicodin), carisoprodol (muscle relaxer), and diazepam (aka Valium) were responsible for the wrestler's death.

The death was ruled "accidental" -- Fatu was 36.

According to the WWE, Fatu was released from his wrestling contract on June 11 for violating the WWE Wellness Program and for refusing to go to rehab.

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NBA Star Al Jefferson Busted for DWI

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Al Jefferson of the Minnesota Timberwolves was arrested this morning on a charge of fourth degree driving while impaired.

Jefferson was arrested at 1:08 AM by the State Patrol and booked into Hennepin County Jail shorty around an hour later. He was released at 3:19 AM, according to jail records.

Jefferson was initially pulled over for speeding, cops tell TMZ, and field sobriety and blood tests were taken.

He is due back in court on April 23.

Admiral Ackbar Ignites Backlash at Ole Miss

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Admiral Ackbar is causing a serious disturbance in the force at Ole Miss -- where several Rebel fans are threatening to abandon the school if the alien leader becomes the new mascot.

The masterminds behind the Admiral Ackbar mascot campaign tell TMZ they've been contacted by angry students, threatening to transfer if the legendary rebel shot caller is voted to become the new face of Ole Miss.

The group has even received complaints from the parents of current students and prospective students -- with some even threatening to "never send their kids to Ole Miss" if the Admiral wins out.

As we previously reported, the school recently voted to bring in a new mascot to replace the old, controversial rebel mascot ... and Ackbar has emerged as an early favorite.

Still no word on when an official decision will be made.

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New Orleans Saints Caught in Clothing War

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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is named in a brand new lawsuit, all centered around the motivational phrase he used to propel his team to win the Super Bowl -- "Finish Strong."

After the Saints won the big game, Reebok began making shirts featuring the catchphrase -- problem is, another clothing company claims they already own the trademark to those words.

According to legal papers filed in Illinois, the Finish Strong clothing company claims Brees only started using the phrase after he read the Finish Strong book, penned by the company's founder.

Now, Finish Strong is going after Reebok -- claiming they violated their trademark ... and they want the judge to make Reebok fork over every cent they made off the "Finish Strong" slogan.

Calls to Reebok were not returned.

Scotty Lago Conspiracy Theory -- Up in Smoke

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Scotty Lago -- with the help of Michael Phelps -- has hatched a conspiracy theory about those not-really-salacious pics that got Scotty booted from the Olympics ... but it doesn't hold up to us.

Lago told us that Phelps told a friend of his about the time when an Asian journalist tried to kiss Phelps on the cheek for a photo. That journalist was Lainey Liu, who runs a site called laineygossip.com -- and she wrote about the encounter with Phelps about a week ago and posted the photo above (left).

Lago's run-in was infamously documented (right) and a quick comparison of the two women shows very little similarity to us -- except of course for ... well, you know.

Question is ...