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The man who claims responsibility for the fall of the Berlin Wall could be the catalyst for the crumbling of ESPN.

Who cares who played in last night's televised Las Vegas Bowl. David Hasselhoff sang the National Anthem, but it wasn't broadcast due to some sort of game delay.

By the way, the score was 31-21. It really doesn't matter who won -- we're just really upset about the whole Hoff thing.

David Beckham says he's ready to play some real soccer -- you know, like they play in places other than the U.S.

Beckham is currently in Milan where he has negotiated a three month loan to play for the AC Milan football club. Beckham said at a press conference that he needs to be "playing top-flight football" and that he misses "playing at the highest level."

He did concede that America will one day get to the highest level but it will take time.

Or until Victoria Beckham can really sing.

TMZ has learned former UFC fighter Justin Levens and his wife were found dead from gunshot wounds in a home in Laguna Niguel, Calif. earlier today.

Sources say cops are investigating their deaths as a possible murder/suicide.

Levens had a career record of 9-8 and fought in several different MMA leagues, including the IFL, WEC and UFC.

Strahan, who was strollin' down Manhattan yesterday with his girl Nicole Murphy, also stuck up for his former teammate Plaxico Burress saying, "He made a bad mistake, but he'll be straight."

College football officials have hand picked David Hasselhoff to sing the National Anthem at the Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl this Saturday. Wait, is there a Las Vegas in Germany?

Organizers, in an attempt to justify this decision, have pointed out Hasselhoff is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as "the most watched television star in the world."

Young claims in a Federal lawsuit three dudes from deep in the heart of Texas applied for the trademark for "VY" and "INVINCEABLE" the day after he won the Rose Bowl back in 2006 -- locking up the rights.

Now, young's lawyer tells us, the football star can't get deals with Reebok and video game makers, among others, because the defendants won't give up their claim to "VY" or "INVINCEABLE."

The Dallas Stars say Sean Avery will not be rejoining the team after serving a six-game suspension, saying: "All parties said there is a clear understanding that a return to the Stars is not in the best interest of either the hockey club or Avery."

Avery was originally suspended for his "sloppy seconds" comment about his ex girlfriend, Elisha, that he made to the media during practice.

Plaxico Burress emerged last night -- making his first public appearance since accidentally shooting himself in the right thigh two weeks ago.

The suspended receiver attended a charity fundraiser at a nightclub last night in NYC, along with his wife and son. Burress didn't discuss his ongoing legal woes, only saying he was only there to support the event.

Burress has been suspended for the rest of the regular season, and faces criminal possession of a weapon charges. He is due back in court March 31, and has pleaded not guilty. He is currently free on $100,000 bail.

Corey Hill -- the UFC fighter whose lower leg was brutally and cleanly broken in a match Wednesday night -- is out of surgery to repair the break, and he's going to be out of commission for up to a year and a half.

Hill's trainer told TMZ last night Corey suffered a compound fracture -- ya think? -- and UFC.com reports he's with his fam at Cape Fear Valley Med Center in NC and in "good spirits" after suffering the horrible injury.

...an autograph.

Hours before he acted like an idiot by shooting himself, Plaxico Burress was acting like an animal in a New York jiggle joint.

Burress went to Head Quarters with teammates Antonio Pierce and Ahmad Bradshaw, and according to the New York Post, gobbled up the staff's dinner, including eating turkey with his hands. He and his guys came in with three girls, with whom they also left.

As it happens, Burress is known there for being "cheap" and "full of himself."

Former NFL rushing champion Corey Dillon is all fired up over a Ferrari deal gone bad -- dude claims he got taken for more than $500,000 by some fast guys with fast cars.

According to a lawsuit filed moments ago in L.A. County Superior Court, Dillon dropped his 2005 Ferrari F430 off at an auto repair shop to get a twin-turbo system added to his whip in May 2007 -- but Dillon claims the guys never told him they weren't officially authorized to work on Ferraris.

Long story short -- Dillon claims he agreed to drop $55,000 in repairs, but while the guys were working on this car, the people who ran the company duped the running back into investing around $470,000 into their business.

After he wrote the check, things got bad -- Dillon claims he was supposed to get his car back 6 months after he dropped it off, but 14 months later, the NFL star claims the work hadn't been done. He had to get a tow truck company to remove the car with the help of cops and take it to another shop.

Four months and $34,400 later, Dillon claims the car was finally drivable. So here's what Corey wants -- a return of all the money he spent to fix the Ferrari, and the return of his $470,000 investment. As for the latter, Corey claims the shop owners blew it on stupid stuff like "fast food, perfume, liquor, groceries and gasoline."

Dude should get a limo -- it's a lot cheaper.