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Texas A&M football star Darian Claiborne hid marijuana and prescription pills in a giant Hershey's Kiss ornament inside of a friend's car .. this according to a police report obtained by TMZ Sports.

19-year-old Claiborne -- a linebacker who's tied for the team lead in tackles -- was arrested on December 22 in Texas ... after a routine traffic stop went horribly south.

According to cops, Claiborne was riding in a car without front plates ... and 2 of the 3 occupants were NOT wearing seatbelts.

During the stop, the officer at the scene says he smelled pot coming from the passenger side, where Claiborne was sitting ... though Claiborne insisted the odor was from a Black & Mild cigar.

The cops searched the car and found a "red plastic Hershey's kiss ornament" in the center console ... and inside, it contained a small bag of weed and 5 white and blue capsules.

According to the report, Claiborne said the pills were Adderall that his roommate had given him to help cram for finals. Claiborne did not have a prescription.

The cop says he also found a partially smoked blunt located in a shoe found on the floorboard of the car.

Claiborne was eventually arrested and booked for possession of a dangerous drug and possession of marijuana. He was released on a $6,000 bond.

Lamar Odom put himself back in the danger zone this weekend ... hitting up a Hollywood nightclub 'til 2 AM ... while he's supposed to be focused on a substance-free comeback to the NBA.

TMZ Sports shot footage of Odom leaving AV Nightclub early Sunday morning ... where he was partying with one of his pals.

Unclear if Lamar was actually drinking inside the place ... but it's not exactly the message Lamar -- who has a long, well-known substance abuse problem -- wants to send to NBA teams.

Odom had previously told TMZ Sports he wants to get back on the court by the first of the year so he can save his legacy and be remembered as a great basketball player.

Reputations aren't rebuilt in nightclubs.

FYI -- Lamar was also wearing his wedding ring and made sure we saw it ... despite the fact Khloe Kardashian stopped wearing hers a while ago.

Rampage Jackson was thiiiiis close to DESTROYING some guy outside of a Hollywood club this weekend -- threatening to SEND HIM TO THE HOSPITAL if he didn't apologize for disrespecting Rampage's GF ... and TMZ Sports has the footage.

The ex-UFC light heavyweight champ faced off with the seemingly intoxicated clubber outside AV Nightclub early Sunday morning ... after Rampage was told the clubber grabbed his girlfriend's butt.

You can hear Rampage tell the guy, "TELL MY GIRLFRIEND SORRY AND YOU AIN'T GONNA DO THAT S**T NO MORE ... OR YOU ABOUT TO GO TO THE F**KING HOSPITAL."

When Rampage's threat was met with a dumbfounded look from the clubber, the MMA fighter shot back ... "You think I'm lying??? He thinks I'm lying!!"

Eventually, security got between the two and broke up the situation ... probably saving the clubber's life in the process.

And there's this ... We never actually heard the clubber apologize.

Rampage has to be careful when it comes to street brawling -- since he's a trained fighter with lethal force , his hands almost certainly would be considered a lethal weapon under the law ... and he could get in enormous trouble if he hurt somebody.

Rampage is no stranger to public displays of aggression -- back in 2008, he led cops on a crazy monster truck chase through Orange County, CA ... and was eventually taken into custody at gunpoint.

L.A. Dodgers star Carl Crawford is in a nasty custody war with one of his baby mamas ... and it's gotten so bad, he's begging a judge to BLOCK her from moving to California ... TMZ Sports has learned.

We know ... the Dodgers' $142 million man is fighting with Amy Freeman -- the mother of his 9-year-old son and 5-month-old daughter.

FYI -- Crawford's new lady Evelyn Lozada is currently 6-months pregnant with Carl's unborn child ... so, yeah ... do the math on that one.

Anyway, according to legal docs obtained by TMZ Sports, Carl claims Amy has lived in Arizona for the past 12 years where she's been raising the two kids and everything was fine ... until October.

That's when, Carl claims, Amy suddenly packed up and moved out west ... pulling the 9-year-old out of school and putting the family home up for sale.

In the legal docs, Carl says Amy insists she's making the move because she wants the kids to be closer to their dad.

But Carl's calling BS ... claiming she only went to Cali to take advantage of the more favorable child support laws. Translation -- Carl thinks she's only after his money.

Now, Carl is asking the judge to stop Amy from relocating ... the same way Steve Nash tried to block his ex from moving to L.A. after he left the Phoenix Suns for the Lakers.

Every kiss begins with ... an engagement ring that costs MORE THAN MOST PEOPLE MAKE THEIR WHOLE FRICKIN' LIVES -- if you're Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade, that is.

Dwyane popped the question Saturday night with an 8.5 carat cushion cut diamond ring (pictured below) made by go-to celeb jeweler Jason of Beverly Hills ... and TMZ has learned it goes for nearly 1 million bucks.

We're told Dwyane had been on the hunt for months for the stone of her dreams ... and his jeweler made 3 trips to Miami looking for the perfect jewel ... and third time was a charm.

Bravo.

NHL star Tyler Seguin trash-talked the police in Cape Cod, MA ... right behind their backs ... saying, "F**k the 5-0" -- moments after shaking their hands ... and TMZ Sports has the footage.

The 21-year-old Dallas Stars player was hangin' out at a 4th of July party in Cape Cod back in the summer ... when cops responded to a noise complaint.

When the footage begins, it seems Tyler has smoothed things out with the cops ... who are smiling and laughing with the NHL player ... before exchanging goodbye handshakes.

But as the cops turn the corner to leave, Tyler turns to his friends and whispers, "F**k the 5-0."

He then asks the group if they should start a "f*ck the po-po" chant ... to which everyone cries "no!"

Interesting fact -- the incident took place on the same weekend Seguin was traded from the Bruins to the Stars ... after Boston got fed up with his bad boy antics.

Seguin has performed a sort of image makeover since joining the stars ... the incident with Cape Cop police seems to be the last rebellious thing he did before cleaning up his act.

Trent Richardson's orgy tape has fallen flat ... at least in the sex tape market ... 'cause TMZ Sports has learned there have been exactly ZERO offers made to buy the X-rated footage.

We broke the story ... someone was shopping some extremely explicit video of the Indianapolis Colts running back getting down and dirty with THREE different women.

The seller was hoping the tape would score a quick payday ... but after months of shopping it around to various outlets, the person is pulling the plug on the whole plan after no one made a lucrative offer.

UFC champ Chris Weidman says the second time around Anderson Silva will be just like the first -- the fight will end prematurely and Chris will end up keeping the belt.

Chris was super confident and relaxed about next week's fight in Vegas. He has to drop A LOT of weight and, shockingly, he says most of it is water.

Washington Redskins tight end Fred Davis is firing back against the woman who sued him for assaulting her in a nightclub in 2011 ... then sued him AGAIN for defamation this year ... claiming she can't sue him twice over the same incident.

TMZ broke the story ... a female clubgoer named Makini Chaka accused Davis of throwing a drink at her in a D.C. nightclub back in 2011, and then striking her in the lip with a champagne bottle. She sued over her injuries and emotional distress and won $19,761 in court.

But the legal war didn't end there: Chaka (who runs a company that procures celebrities for events) has filed a NEW lawsuit ... this time for defamation ... claiming Fred has been badmouthing her around town in the wake of her original lawsuit.

Chaka says Davis has started rumors that she actually runs a prostitution ring, calling her things like a "pimp, pimpette, and/or madam."

Fred isn't about to pony up extra cash though ... he just filed a legal response, telling Chaka to buzz off.

Baron Davis was spotted hanging with Khloe Kardashian during a holiday shopping trip. Are the Kardashian chicks addicted to athletes ... or is it the other way around?

Plus, that Trent Richardson sex tape we told you about might not ever see the light of day ... and we know why. It's either a lucky break for the Colts running back -- or a huge disappontment ... depends.

And it might be the greatest piece of Babe Ruth memorabilia ... and it's about to be auctioned to the highest bidder. The proud owner of a very special Babe-signed ball joined us to explain why he's giving it up.

Eminem will NOT be performing for the NFL owners during their annual Super Bowl party because his $2 million price tag was too high for 'em.

Yeah, those poor multi-millionaires ... how DO they get by?

Snoop Dogg's son Cordell Broadus -- one of the top high school football prospects in the country -- has just dropped out of his CA high school ... but it's only 'cause he's moving to a better one.

TMZ has learned Broadus gave notice to Diamond Bar High School head coach Ryan Maine this week ... and informed the school he wanted to play at a higher level of competition.

FYI -- Cordell is 6'3" and 186lbs ... and is reportedly being recruited by some of the top college programs in the country including Notre Dame, Duke, LSU, Nebraska, UCLA and USC.

According to sources familiar with the situation ... the wide receiver is eyeing St. John Bosco -- widely considered one of the best high school football teams in the country.

Broadus' decision was first reported by In the Huddle.

We're told one thing influencing Cordell's decision is Nate Dogg's son -- who will graduate from St. John Bosco later this year ... but with a full scholarship to the University of Arizona.

Our sources say Cordell is also looking at other schools closer to where he lives ... 'cause he doesn't feel like making the long commute.

Jaguar's rookie WR Ace Sanders just sprung for a brand new $300k crib for his mom as a thank-you for pushing him to excel in school and life ... Ace's mom tells TMZ Sports.

We've learned Sanders secretly purchased the 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom home in Tampa, FL last week ... not far from where Ace grew up.

FYI, Sanders only signed a 4-year $2.64 million contract with Jacksonville last April -- which included a $481k signing bonus. Unclear if Sanders bought the $300k home outright, or if he took out a mortgage on the place.

Ace's mom got her "gift" yesterday ... and the NFL player immediately tweeted about it: "Mama just called me in tears! She was handed the Keys to her new house!!!! Merry Christmas mama! I love that Women to death!"

We spoke with Ace's mom -- Twanda -- who told us "[Ace] didn’t have to do it, but he told me that ‘ma, you made me do everything, stay in school, get good grades… I want you to have this.”

Twanda says she loves the new place ... adding, "I never expected anything like it."

The house is still unfurnished -- so Twanda's waiting to move in until Christmas Eve. BTW, Ace comes home from playing the Colts in Indy on Dec. 29th.

Pau Gasol might not always give it his all on the court (at least according to D'Antoni) -- but he definitely goes the extra mile when he visits sick kids ... TMZ Sports has learned.

The Lakers star went to Children's Hospital of LA yesterday -- and we're told he spent over 4 hours hanging out with kids ... signing personalized t-shirts and basketballs he brought for them.

A rep for the hospital says the kids and their parents were blown away by Pau's bonding skills ... and that he makes the trip at least three times a year.

Pau is reportedly off the trading block for the Lakers -- despite his most recent public spat with Mike D'Antoni ... which is good news for the kids at CHLA.

With Lamar Odom out of the picture, Khloe Kardashian turned to ANOTHER basketball star for some company during a shopping outing in Bev Hills ... ex-NBA stud Baron Davis.

TMZ Sports shot footage of the two leaving Barneys New York on Thursday ... laughing and smiling together ... and even sharing a hug before getting in separate cars and hitting the road.

Unclear if the two are just shopping pals ... or something more.

We do know this ... Baron grew up in L.A. and has been friends with the Kardashians for years. He's also tight with Kate Hudson (they went to high school together).

Eminem got an offer he COULD refuse -- an offer to sing at the NFL Owners Party during Super Bowl week that did not meet his price -- $2 MILLION!

Sources connected to the party tell TMZ ... reps from the event were looking for a headline act for the party that followed the dinner, which will be attended by 1,500 lucky folks. When Eminem's agents laid out the financial terms, we're told the owners group passed.

We're also told the owners were interested in Kanye ... but his fee was too high as well. As one source put it, "It was $1 million, plus plus plus a lot of other perks."

There will be a slew of singers performing at various events in NYC during Super Bowl week. We're told DJs are the big thing ... and the big ones are going for between $750K and $1 million.