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Gotta love Jason Dufner's honesty -- 'cause the PGA champ tells TMZ Sports the fact he'll be golfing with Tiger Woods Saturday instead of watching Auburn play for the SEC Championship is totally "gonna suck."

Dufner hit us with the straight talk on his way out of LAX yesterday ... when we asked about his unsuccessful attempt to persuade Tiger to change the tourney he's hosting this weekend so Jason could watch his Alma Mater take on Missouri.

In case you missed it ... Dufner -- who's slated to play in Tiger's World Challenge in Thousand Oaks, CA this weekend -- tweeted out to Woods on Monday begging Tiger to allow him to play all of his rounds on Thursday and Friday so he could be free to watch the game on Sat.

Tiger shot those plans down.

Dufner's reaction -- "It's gonna suck not being able to watch my guys play."

FYI -- Tiger's sort of in the same boat ... since his Alma Mater, Stanford, is set to take on Arizona State for the Pac 12 Championship on the very same day.

Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith will NOT be appearing on an upcoming episode of the survival reality show "Naked and Afraid" ... TMZ Sports has learned.

The rumors surfaced early this morning ... after a member of the Discovery Channel social media team posted a tweet at Torrey and 2 other NFLers that read, "are you ready for a Dec. special? @NakedAndAfraid meets the #NFL."

The tweet included a pic of a person depicted as Smith -- along with Leon Washington and Andre Carter -- in a jungle ... and it seemed as if it were promoting an upcoming "N&A" special involving the athletes.

But it simply ain't true -- it was just a poorly executed joke from the social media team.

A rep for the Discovery Channel tells us ... the guys thought it would be funny because the players are all big Discovery fans ... and it wasn't meant to insinuate they would appear on the show.

Former NFL star Chad Johnson tells TMZ Sports ... he's so PUMPED his ex-wife Evelyn Lozada is pregnant with another dude's child, he's already picked out a very stylish and expensive gift for the kid.

As we reported ... Lozada is 6-months preggers but she's keeping the identity of the sperm provider a secret.

Still, Chad tells us ... "[I'm] super happy for her, I will always love her and wish her nothing but the best. I have unisex Louboutin infant spikes ready as my gift."

Jock translation -- when Chad says "spikes," he doesn't mean cleats ... he's referring to the Louboutin's signature rhinestone look.

As far as Chad's relationship with the "Basketball Wives" star, which ended after a domestic violence incident -- Johnson says, "No communication with her in over a year and the father doesn’t matter, I just need to style and dress the baby.”

It might be fake in the ring, but TNA superstar James Storm says he's been in some very REAL bar brawls -- and one got so crazy, he actually POPPED A GUY'S EYEBALL OUT OF THE SOCKET.

"Cowboy" James -- who's developing a reality show about opening a bar -- was at LAX yesterday when he told us how he dislodged some dude's peeper (by accident) when things got violent in one of his local drinking spots. It's a pretty crazy story.

He also demonstrated the art of the chest slap right in the middle of the airport -- and hit our guy SO HARD, it left him with a pretty gnarly bruise across his chest.

Don't blame the players for the wussification of the NFL -- blame the league ... so says future Hall of Famer Terrell Owens.

T.O. was at LAX last night when we asked if he thought the players were getting soft -- to which Owens replied, "It's not the football players, it's the rules that [the NFL is] implementing."

"The guys wanna play football ... but with all the rules and the health concerns, safety concerns, they're making it like flag football."

Brooklyn Nets star Joe Johnson is in the market for some primo real estate and a new ride -- and it's all for his baby mama ... who just scored one of the best deals ever for pushing out an NBA player's kid.

Joe and Shannon Becton recently signed an agreement that will keep her and their 6-year-old son Gavin close to Joe ... and in the lap of luxury.

According to the docs ... Joe will rent a new crib for Shannon in NY, for up to 5k a month ... he'll pay her moving costs ... he'll buy her a car ... AND he'll pay her $2,500 a month in child support until March when she moves to NY. Then it goes down to 2k per month.

Mind you, Joe will also pay for all private schooling, medical insurance & extracurricular activities.

Joe does have money to burn -- his $126 million dollar contract equals $1.6 million per month ... according to the docs.

As we previously reported ... Joe had to sue Shannon last year to establish he was the father and set up a child support agreement -- so they've come a long way.

The agreement also says they will share joint legal & physical custody, and Gavin will live with Joe primarily in New York until Shannon moves.

Michael Jordan has decided ... he REFUSES to take less than $13 MILLION when he puts his Chicago mansion back up on the auction block later this month, TMZ Sports has learned.

It's just the latest in the bizarre saga of the 7 acre estate ...which MJ pulled OFF the auction block at the very last second on Nov. 22 , the day the auction was originally scheduled to go down.

At the time, MJ's realtors said the move was to cater to the immense interest in the house (they claim they couldn't get all the potential buyers qualified in time).

But some people are calling BS ... claiming the move was due to low interest coupled with the fact there was no reserve set on the auction and it could have sold for pennies.

Now, MJ's people say the mansion will have a $13 million reserve when it goes back on the auction block on Dec. 16 ... meaning if no one bids higher than $13 mil, the house stays with Michael.

FYI -- MJ first put the house on the market back in 2012 for $29 MILLION ... but slashed the price to $21 mil when no one bit ... before ultimately deciding to auction it off.

Paul Walker had close ties to the sports world -- including Clippers star Chris Paul and several professional drivers. So, who's to blame for the crash? We'll tell you what his friends and racers are saying.

Plus, Caroline Kristian-Eriksen -- the wife of a Norwegian soccer star -- has pissed off women everywhere by revealing her banging body just 4 DAYS after giving birth. On the positive side ... guys are happy.

And ex-NFL star Plaxico Burress slapped with a lawsuit for allegedly destroying his neighbors' sex lives! Yeah, for real. You gotta see how the newsroom tackled this one.

Glen "Big Baby" Davis couldn't help but smirk when we asked about his temper tantrum in a Florida motel last month -- ESPECIALLY when we asked about his very UN-baller choice of lodgings.

You'll recall, Davis lost his cool big time at a Travelodge in Orlando ... ripping out the front desk's keyboard when a clerk told him they were all booked up. We posted security footage of the meltdown.

Davis -- who issued a public apology after the incident -- was out shopping in D.C. earlier today when we asked him about it ... specifically, why the hell is a highly-paid athlete staying at a freaking Travelodge? No offense, Travelodge.

Thankfully, Davis can see the humor in all of it now. Kinda. Sorta. Please don't hurt us.

With USC set to hire Steve Sarkisian as the next head football coach, TMZ Sports has learned at least ONE of the school's top high school recruits APPROVES and will stay committed to the Men of Troy.

TMZ Sports spoke with Malik Dorton -- one of the top high school defensive ends in the country who had recently announced his plans to accept a scholarship to USC.

... but that's when Lane Kiffin was in charge.

After Kiffin was fired and Ed Orgeron took over -- Malik says he was still pumped, since Orgeron was one of the main guys who recruited him.

Now, with Washington Huskies coach Steve Sarkisian reportedly taking the head coaching gig for the 2014 season, Malik says he feels it's a good fit -- and he still plans to play for the cardinal and gold next year.

As most of you celebrated the long weekend on the comfort of your couch ... the NFL's finest were celebrating on the field -- from fist pumps to head bashing ... even a friendly slap to the face.

He may have left college early, but NBA star Anthony Davis is still lugging a backpack around town -- only his is WAAYYYY more expensive than your crappy Jansport.

20-year-old Davis was leaving the Trump Soho hotel in NYC the other day when we noticed a $1,500 (before tax) Gucci bag strapped to his back.

Technically, it's called the GG imprime interlocking G leather backpack -- and while there are several variations, Anthony opted for the one with the Gucci logo plastered all over it.

For the record, Davis can definitely afford it -- he's in the middle of a 3-year $16 million contract with the New Orleans Pelicans.

THIS. IS. AWESOME.

Green Bay Packers legend Paul Hornung -- an NFL Hall of Famer -- says he's got NO SYMPATHY for the players who are gonna have to brave the cold during the SB in NYC ... telling TMZ Sports, "I hope it snows and rains like a bitch."

Hornung -- who famously played in the 1965 NFL Championship game in Green Bay (26 degrees, wind chill 16) -- was at LAX this weekend and REVELED in the fact that the new school guys are gonna have to play in old school weather.

"Let 'em play in that weather once," Paul said ... "then they'll figure it out."

Paul also told us who he thinks has the best shot at making the Super Bowl this year -- and, spoiler alert, it ain't his old team.

It's 29 degrees in Fargo ... 34 in Detroit ... but it was scraping the 80s in Hawaii this weekend -- where UFC ring girl Arianny Celeste scorched the beach in a very tiny bikini.

The 28-year-old was seen playing around in the ocean ... and showing off a giant diamond ring on her finger.

The pics seem to back up the recent report by our friends at Terez Owens -- that Arianny just got engaged to her longtime BF.

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Plaxico Burress needs to keep his vicious pitbull on a short leash ... at least according to his neighbor, who claims the dog violently attacked her earlier this year ... and now she's suing.

Gina Stasinos and her husband filed the lawsuit against Burress, claiming she was walking near his Totowa, NJ mansion back in May when his pitbull got loose and attacked her.

Gina claims she suffered serious and permanent injuries to her head, body, and limbs during the attack ... causing her severe pain and mental anguish, and costing her a ton in medical expenses. She's suing for unspecified damages.

And this is sad ... the husband is suing alongside her, claiming the attack caused him to lose out on the "services" and "companionship" of his wife ... wink wink, nudge nudge.

L.A. Clippers superstar Chris Paul says the driver in the Paul Walker crash was a friend of his -- and says he will "always be grateful for the friendship."

As we previously reported, the man driving the Porsche that crashed in Valencia, CA yesterday was Roger Rodas -- who worked with Paul to create a charity organization and helped him launch his car shop.

Moments ago, CP3 went to Instagram to pay tribute to both men -- writing, "Prayers to the families of my friends Roger Rodas and Paul Walker ... I'm forever grateful for the friendship and you will never be forgotten!"

It's unclear how CP3 and Roger knew each other.