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Only Charles Barkley could put Michael Jordan and Blake Griffin on blast ... and get away with it. We got Sir Charles ripping MJ for playing beer pong, and Blake -- just for being Blake. But here's the thing ... is Barkley wrong?

Plus, Brett Favre stars in a new commercial that's kinda funny -- but could have been hysterical if he had addressed one particular scandal head on. It's okay Brett ... we rewrote the ad for you and it's awesome!

And ... you gotta see what happened when Kendall Jenner exposing her boobs derailed our hoops convo! Her sister's married to an athlete, so she's sports adjacent.

Georges St-Pierre cut a $737k check to his former manager -- after the woman sued the UFC champ for screwing her out of her contract ... and according to court docs, she could still be in line for a MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR payday.

TMZ Sports has obtained documents filed in Clark County, NV which show GSP was sued by ex-manager Shari Spencer after the two parted ways in 2011.

According to another manager who worked with GSP, Georges' relationship with Shari ended "very badly."

Shari clearly felt she helped build GSP's career and therefore deserved a cut of his fight earnings and sponsorship cash.

The court docs show ... the judge agreed with Shari and ordered GSP to cut a check for $737,066.35 -- which the fighter paid back in April.

But there's more ... the judge also ordered GSP to pay Shari's management company the following:

-- 20% of future revenue on various UFC Pay-Per-View fights
-- 20% of royalties earned under a 2008 UFC merchandising contract
-- 5% of future revenues from sponsorships she apparently helped him earn (including Affliction and RUSHFit).

A source familiar with the case tells us ... Shari's final cut could be worth several million dollars.

GSP's had a rough year -- as we first reported, the UFC champ is already stressing out over his sick father and an unplanned pregnancy.

Robinson Cano must've been high on crack when he demanded the Yankees pay him $300 million … ‘cause he’s wayyy overrated and a lazy base runner … this according to "Entourage" star Kevin Connolly.

Connolly – a huge Yankees fan – vented about Cano and his agent (Jay Z) asking for the record setting contract today on Twitter … and suggested the Yanks send their former 2nd baseman packing.

Cano -- now a free agent -- is holding out for a 10-year $310 million contract … and he could be headed to the Mets if the Yankees don't pay up.

Frank Chamberlin – an NFL linebacker who played for three teams in his career – died from a rare form of brain cancer on Sunday … after battling the disease for over a year.

Chamberlin – who played most recently for the Texans -- was diagnosed with a deadly form of brain cancer (an anaplastic astrocytoma) in 2012 … after suffering a seizure at the financial firm where he was VP of equity sales.

The 35-year-old immediately underwent brain surgery … but doctors were only able to partially remove the tumor.

Chamberlin was a four year letterman at Boston College, where he played linebacker and fullback … and was drafted in the fifth round of the 2000 draft by the Tennessee Titans.

He played 57 games in his 5 year career … playing for the Titans (’00-’02), the Cincinnati Bengals (’03), and the Houston Texans (’05).

Chamberlin – who was living in NJ – is survived by his wife and three daughters.

New York Giants cornerback Terrell Thomas has been accused of smashing a window in a fit of rage at his baby mama's home during the team's bye week earlier this month ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Sources directly involved with the situation tell us .. Thomas' baby mama -- a former USC track star who lives in L.A. -- claims Terrell came to her home on November 3rd and the two got into a heated argument.

During the altercation, the baby mama claims Terrell broke a window in the home.

We're told the woman left the home and went to a nearby police station to file a vandalism report -- and told cops Thomas never laid a hand on her and that she didn't want to press charges.

Law enforcement sources tell us ... "This seems to be more of a civil matter and he will not be prosecuted."

28-year-old Thomas -- who also attended USC -- is having a pretty decent season this year and has already logged 41 tackles, 1 interception and 1 sack.

The two Miami Dolphins fans who were confronted by stadium security for wearing Speedos in the stands this past weekend were NOT kicked out of the stadium, despite reports to the contrary ... but they did get a stern tongue lashing.

TMZ Sports spoke with the grape smugglers -- Kyle Ramey and Brendan Riley -- who tell us Sun Life Stadium security approached them during the game and asked them to put pants on because the Speedo is not stadium-friendly attire.

The guys say they obliged at first ... but then decided their little guys needed to breath -- so they stripped back down and exposed their junk to show their team spirit.

But once again, security came back to wreck their no-pants party ... and again asked them to put their pants back on. They promised to keep their man parts under wraps, but when the guard walked away ... they dropped trou again.

The guys say they went pants-free for the rest of the game -- which turned out to be good luck 'cause the Fins beat the Chargers 20-16.

The Dolphins state on the team website that "obscene" clothing will not be tolerated in the stadium -- and clearly officials felt these guys crossed the line.

What a couple of nuts.

Guess Evander Holyfield's over that whole "Mike Tyson bit my ear off" thing ... 'cause the two men just came together to mock the incident for a brand new commercial ...and it's hilarious.

The two boxers are featured in a new Foot Locker ad -- in which a shopper daydreams that "all is right with the world."

Cut to ... Holyfield forgiving Tyson (after a peace offering of human flesh), Brett Favre finally learning when to walk away, Dennis Rodman leaving the country for good, and Craig Sager realizing that his suits should be burned in a fire. It's pretty great.

Michael Jordan's blackness should have prevented him from playing beer bong at a hotel in Florida earlier this month ... so says Charles Barkley.

First off, Barkley rules -- this guy is awesome.

Sir Charles was leaving La Vecchia Cucina in Santa Monica last night -- where he spent his Monday evening watching basketball -- when we brought up MJ's beer pong match at the Ritz in Florida. Check out the exchange:

Charles: "Black people don't play beer pong."
Pap: "Jordan did!"
Charles: "That don't make it right!"

Charles goes on to explain why black people don't play beer pong ... it's hilarious.

There's more -- we also asked Barkley about Blake Griffin ... and while Sir Charles admits he's usually pretty critical of the guy, it's only because he thinks BG can be a better player than he was.

But when we asked if he would've dominated Blake Griffin back in his prime, you gotta hear how Charles responds. Classic.

Zach Randolph has some serious 'splainin' to do ... 'cause the Memphis Grizzlies star hit up the L.A. club scene this weekend wearing a CHICAGO BULLS HAT ... and TMZ Sports has the footage.

Randolph and his crew rolled into Greystone Manor in Hollywood on Sunday night ... and even though he didn't feel like talking, he definitely made a huge statement with his choice of headgear.

Of course, San Francisco 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick took a TON of heat for a similar situation earlier this year ... when he was seen out with a Miami Dolphins hat on.

Georges St. Pierre has major baby mama trouble -- plus a father in failing health -- and TMZ Sports found out that's why he's leaving the Octagon. All the drama makes you look at UFC 167 differently, right? Is this why GSP got so bloodied?

Plus, Lamar Odom playing in the NBA is one HUGE step closer to happening. Are the Clippers taking too big of a chance on LO after his battles with drug addiction?

Also, Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson fires back at Donovan McNabb for claiming NASCAR drivers aren't athletes, and -- not that JJ needs it -- Charles backs him up! Take that, NASCAR haters.

Jimmie Johnson tells TMZ Sports ... Donovan McNabb was talking out of his ass when the QB said race car drivers aren't athletes ... and JJ says he'll crush him on the track to prove it.

Of course, the racing world went crazy this weekend ... when DM went on Fox Sports 1 and told Erin Andrews, "Do I think [JJ's] an athlete? Absolutely not."

FYI -- ESPN ran a Sports Science special on racing back in 2011 and said that testing proved race car drivers have some of the best reaction times, endurance, strength and concentration in any sport.

Thomas Howard – an NFL linebacker who was cut by the Falcons last week – killed himself and another person this morning when he slammed into a big rig truck at more than 100MPH ... officials say.

Witnesses told the CHP ... Howard -- a 2nd round pick in the 2006 NFL Draft -- was blazing down a highway in Oakland, CA when he lost control of his BMW 750Li and smashed into the back of a semi.

Howard's car went airborne and flew across the center median -- and eventually collided with a Chevy Monte Carlo AND a Honda CR-V.

The collision was bad, both Howard and the driver of the Honda -- a 55-year-old man -- died at the scene.

The driver of the Chevy was transported to a nearby hospital. The condition of the semi driver is unknown.

30-year-old Howard was drafted by the Oakland Raiders and blossomed into a star. He also played for the Bengals and most recently the Falcons. He was cut by ATL on November 12.

Lamar Odom has escaped to his Alma Mater – the University of Rhode Island – for the week ... and is hitting the courts at his old gym ... presumably training for his alleged return to the NBA.

Lamar told our camera guy over weekend he's been in talks with the LA Clippers ... after his career was derailed this summer by a serious crack problem.

The assistant coach at URI – Preston Murphy – was a former teammate of Lamar’s when they played college ball together back in ’98 … and it looks like Murphy is letting Lamar use the facilities to train while the team is away for the week.

Lamar has been mugging with students on campus.

Pro skater Keelan Dadd’s girlfriend put on a show at LAX yesterday ... FLASHING her man (and the rest of the arrivals) ... by throwing open her robe ... and there wasn't much underneath.

Keelan was doing charity work in the Philippines ... so his GF Sukie decided to give him a hero’s welcome at the gate ... and flashed some sexy red lingerie for the entire crowd to soak in.

Keelan looked pretty shocked ... at one point crashing his luggage cart into the exit door ... but Sukie clearly wasn’t shy ... telling our photog she was just “Unleashing the dragon.”

Georges St-Pierre will take a break from the UFC to handle 2 major personal crises -- his father is dying and he got a woman pregnant and doesn't want her to have the baby ... TMZ Sports has learned.

GSP repeatedly made cryptic remarks after his controversial win Saturday over Johny Hendricks at UFC 167 -- telling Joe Rogan he needed to step away from the sport to deal with personal issues.

Now, sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ Sports ... Georges' dad is dying and it's derailed him.

And there's this ... GSP recently learned he knocked up a woman -- and he doesn't want to have a baby with her but she insists on keeping it.

After his fight on Saturday, GSP said his situation is so bad he can't sleep -- "I'm going crazy. I have issues, man. I need to relax. I need to get out for a while. I don't know what I'm going to do."

It's clear ... Georges was not himself in the ring ... something that was written all over his face after the fight.

He's still 12 years away from a shot at the starting QB job, but Matt Leinart brought his 6-year-old son to the USC football game this weekend to check out his Trojans.

The former Heisman Trophy winner and 6-year-old Cole were both decked out in cardinal and gold on the way into the Coliseum in L.A. on Saturday to watch USC take on Stanford.

FYI -- Cole wasn't wearing his daddy's old jersey -- #9 is SC's stud receiver Marqise Lee ... who played a pretty significant role in the final drive of the game.

Seems the game was a father/son event -- 'cause there were no signs of Cole's mom, former USC basketball star Brynn Cameron.

As for the game, well ... you know how that went.