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Minnesota Vikings cornerback A.J. Jefferson has been charged with felony strangulation -- after allegedly grabbing his GF by the neck and throwing her around a bedroom earlier this week ... TMZ Sports has learned.

According to the Eden Prairie Police Department in MN ... the accuser told cops she and A.J. got into an argument on November 25 after a night on the town. She says things got so bad, he went to a neighbor's home and she went to sleep in the guest room of their home.

The GF claims A.J. returned to their home and confronted her about ignoring his text messages -- and that's when things got violent.

The GF told police A.J. "grabbed her neck and she could not breath." He then "picked her up by the neck" and threw her off the bed and onto the floor.

She claims she didn't fight back because she was having a hard time breathing and he's a lot bigger than her.

Cops say the GF went to a police station after the incident with red marks on both sides of her neck -- and that's why officials decided to charge Jefferson with a crime.

Hulk Hogan better not get in the ring at WrestleMania XXX next year if he knows what's good for him ... because at the ripe old age of 60, Hulk could get SERIOUSLY hurt or worse ... John Cena tells TMZ.

As we reported, Hulk says he hopes to attend 'Mania next year with his wife, but doesn't plan to wrestle -- despite rumors to the contrary -- and Cena says that's a smart move.

Nothing deflates a cocaine-fueled hard-on like a visit from your probation officer mid-orgy ... this according to Mike Tyson, who speaks from experience.

Iron Mike went on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" last night ... and talked about one crazy night he was high and having group sex while on probation ... when his P.O. came knocking on the door.

Luckily for Mike, the officer somehow failed to sniff out the orgy (and the coke) ... and the champ's only repercussion was a rapidly deflated erection.

Tonight is the 1st night of Hannukah ... and to celebrate, the Houston Rockets got together and butchered "Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel."

The bromance between LeBron James and Macklemore is continuing to grow -- with the rapper and the NBA star hanging out on the floor of a Heat game earlier this week.

The two were first seen together on November 5 -- when Macklemore was a special guest at a Heat vs. Raptors game. Apparently, the two hit it off and have been friends ever since.

In fact, James tweeted a pic of the rapper at the American Airlines Arena on Sunday (11/24) holding a pair of LeBron's Nike sneaks with the caption, "#KickGameSerious #Music+Sports #BestRelationshipThereIs"

But the following day (11/25), the two hung out again ... smiling and posing for pics on the floor of the Heat game like BFFs.

It's just Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey ... only without the shirtless jogging, the PEDs, and the adultery with Sheryl Crow.

He may have lost his starting job, -- and there's talk he could be out in Philly next year -- but Eagles QB Michael Vick says he "would love nothing more" than to stay with the team that gave him his 2nd chance.

A rep for Vick tells TMZ Sports ... Mike knows his days in the City of Brotherly Love may be numbered -- but he still feels extremely grateful to the organization for allowing him to resuscitate his career in 2009 following his stint in prison.

In fact, we're told Vick is genuinely happy for his replacement Nick Foles -- and is taking pride in mentoring the young QB.

Of course, Vick lost the starting gig after suffering a hamstring injury this year -- and Foles has been crushing it ever since he took over.

Lamar Odom may love the Clippers ... but the Clippers don't love Lamar Odom -- 'cause our team sources tell TMZ Sports the locker room does NOT support an L.O. comeback.

Our sources -- and they're solid -- tell us ... the players don't believe Lamar can help the team win this season. In fact, several players believe he'll be nothing more than a distraction.

We're told several players are also not convinced he'll be able to return to pre-crack form -- despite the fact he looked pretty fluid in a basketball workout this week in Rhode Island.

Lamar previously told TMZ Sports he's flirting with several teams -- but the Clip Squad has shown "great interest."

We're told just about everyone on the team is rooting for Lamar to get better -- but as far as rejoining the squad, one source tells us bluntly -- "Lamar wasn't s**t before he left the league. Why would he be s**t now?"

Cam Newton's toughest battle this week might be dinner ... 'cause this is his first Thanksgiving eating nothing but fish! Why did he go pescetarian, and -- since Cam's having a great season -- should more QBs follow suit?

Plus, Alabama QB AJ McCarron is worried Auburn fans might get rough with his hot model GF Katherine Webb at this weekend's Iron Bowl. Shouldn't she just stay home?

And ... former NFL star Tiki Barber joined us to break down his awesome new biz -- pimping out superstar athletes for birthday parties, speaking engagements, even bar mitzvahs!

Snowboarding god Shaun White just dropped $9 mil on the ultimate bachelor pad -- in fact, the guy he bought it from actually created "The Bachelor."

The property -- a 2,625 square foot water front dream home -- was owned by reality TV guru Mike Fleiss ... who sold it to the Flying Tomato for a cool $8,940,000.

According to our friends at The Real Estalker, 27-year-old White will be surrounded by some pretty famous neighbors ... including Owen Wilson and "X Men" director Bryan Singer.

Kurt Busch has some advice for all you white folks wonderin' how to get your African American buddies to enjoy NASCAR -- just force 'em!!!

The racing champ was traveling at relatively low speeds around D.C. yesterday ... so we got a chance to ask him a crucial question about his sport: how do you get black people to watch it?

Rafael Nadal is taking some time away from the court ... and heading to a casino in Prague ... where the tennis god will compete in his very first live poker tournament.

The 27-year-old tennis champ has signed up for a live charity poker tournament in the Czech Republic on December 12 as part of the European Poker Tour.

Rafa has been training with a poker coach and is taking the "sport" very seriously ... saying, "It's no secret that I love the competition and that's what I like about poker."

He added, "It's a game of skill that requires mental strength and the ability to out-think your opponents and in that way there are similarities to tennis. I have been playing poker online for almost 18 months and now I'm looking forward to the challenge of playing my first live tournament.."

Cam Newton won't be eating turkey for Thanksgiving ... or ham ... or even chicken -- 'cause the Carolina Panthers QB says he's now on a FISH-ONLY diet.

Newton was hosting his 2nd annual "Cam's Thanksgiving Jam" in NC last night -- where he helped serve more than 700 underprivileged kids and family members -- when he broke the news.

Cam says he's been on a pescetarian diet for 8 months -- and this will be his first Turkey Day sans meat or fowl.

"It's kind of challenging my parents and my grandmother to think outside the box to try to incorporate fish," Cam said ... noting that his diet has been good luck this NFL season.

Newton added that his diet has been challenging at times -- "especially being around in the locker room and gets guys eating hot wings, nachos, hamburgers, hot dogs, etc.”

When a reporter asked if Cam had any good seafood in Miami this past weekend -- Cam quipped back, "I had some great Dolphin."

Ex-NBA star Brent Barry threw down the greatest dunk by a white man in NBA history -- according to our camera guy -- and Brent's brother says it may never happen again ... due to the Association's severe lack of white dudes.

Current NBA analyst and former player Jon Barry held a State of the Union for NBA white guys yesterday at LAX ... when our photog brought up Brent's 1996 Dunk Contest winning slam.

So, can any pigment-challenged baller today top Brent? Jon says, "I don't know about that ... there's only about 35 white guys in the league."

He may or may not have been kidding.

Fun Fact: The actual number of white NBA players is somewhere between 60-75, depending on fluctuating team rosters

But for reals ... Brent's foul-line slam was awesome.

Lamar Odom is busting his ass like a man who's going to play in the NBA this season -- wasted rapping aside -- and TMZ Sports got video of one of his workouts.

Lamar was balling daily last week at his alma mater, the University of Rhode Island ... and sources on campus tell us he was spotted putting in 90 minute sessions in the gym.

In the video, shot Saturday ... LO drains a couple of short jumpers, then moves out closer to the 3-point line. As we previously reported, he's been working out with NBA guru Rob McClanaghan.

Life for San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow -- the man who was brutally beaten outside Dodgers Stadium -- is a drug addled nightmare, and nearly 3 years after the attack he's still re-learning how to walk ... TMZ Sports has learned..

According to new legal docs ... Stow's suffered multiple complications -- especially brain-related -- and he's currently taking 17 medications, including the anti-seizure drug Dilantin, the painkiller Percocet, Ambien, and Ritalin.

The docs were filed by the L.A. Dodgers in response to Stow's family suing the team following the March 2011 assault ... when two Dodgers fans beat Stow into a coma.

In the papers, Stow says he's been treated by neurologists, hematologists, gastroenterologists, orthopedic surgeons, and oral surgeons. Over the last few months, he's been going through physical therapy to learn how to shower and walk around.

Stow first revealed the full extent of his injuries on NBC's "Rock Center" back in 2011 -- and based on these docs ... it doesn't sound like he's had any huge improvement.

Peyton Manning's got a mutiny on his hands ... at one of his Papa John's pizza joints in Denver. Some of the employees claim they were humiliated by management during an armed robbery. Should Peyton step in to play peacemaker?

Plus, Deion Sanders makes the ballsiest, and classiest, move he's ever made off the field. How Prime went mano a mano over his new GF ... Babyface's ex-wife!

And it looks like Michael Jordan just can't unload his 56,000 sq. foot mansion ... even though it might be the pimpest piece of real estate ever. Is MJ finally going to lose at something?