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Here's legendary U.S. Olympic diver Greg Louganis rockin' some tiny shorts out in Malibu this weekend.

Kellen Winslow Jr.'s arrest for marijuana got a lot stranger once we got the details from police. A witness says he was sitting naked with an erection -- and cops say he had 2 open jars of vaseline. Hmm ...

Plus, Kobe Bryant goes back to school! He surprised a Boston College professor -- and his class -- last night. But the question is what the Mamba's trying to do with his higher education?

Ex-boxing champ Larry Holmes is "BRINGING DOWN" the black community ... all because he went after Floyd Mayweather in public ... so says NBA star Metta World Peace.

Metta's beef stems from Holmes' recent public criticism of Floyd ... when he told Sky Sports Ringside that Mayweather is "crazy" and will irresponsibly blow through his entire multi-million fortune, just like he did.

After reading Larry's quotes, Metta blasted the guy on Twitter ... saying, "Larry Holmes should never call out another product of slave in public."

Peace explained that Larry should be supportive of Floyd because "our community was not fortunate to have finance savvy parents."

"With that said, instead of guys like Larry Holmes bringing down , he should uplift the ghettos."

Metta continued, "People like Larry should be retrieving lost and burnt Black history in Black History books rather than bringing down Black Legends."

Ya gotta respect Terrell Suggs' honesty ... 'cause the NFL superstar tells TMZ Sports, if he's not playing the big game, he doesn't give a crap about who wins the Super Bowl.

The Baltimore Ravens defensive juggernaut touched down in L.A. this weekend -- and couldn't have been more candid with his feelings about the NFL playoffs.

"When you're not in it you really don't care [who wins]," Suggs admitted ... saying, "prepare yourself for next year."

Hockey legend Luc Robitaille says the LA Kings DESTROYED his self-esteem back in 1984 when they picked some baseball player named Tom Glavine ... a whole 5 rounds ahead of him in the NHL draft.

We know Luc hasn't forgotten about it ... 'cause brand new MLB Hall of Famer Glavine told us he STILL rubs it in Luc's face.

For his part, Robitaille says he still ribs the Kings, saying ... "That's how much maybe the Kings didn't believe in me. They drafted Tom even though he said he'd never play hockey 5 rounds ahead of me."

Obviously, everything worked out -- Robi became the Kings' all-time leading goal scorer, a Hall of Famer, and is now the team's Pres. of Business Operations.

WWE Diva Brie Bella's bachelorette party wasn't filled with muscular dudes thrusting their junk in her face ... it was packed with a bunch of hairy chicks instead.

Brie and her sister Nikki Bella celebrated Saturday night at Prep Kitchen in San Diego ... and judging by the photos, some of the bridal party enjoyed the fake beards a little too much -- we're looking at you four-eyes.

Brie's wedding to WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan -- who also has a giant beard -- is expected to be filmed for the second season of their reality show, "Total Divas."

Seattle Seahawks hero Richard Sherman is all about TALKING TRASH in victory ... and he BLASTED 49ers receiver Michael Crabtree after the NFC Championship in one of the most epic rants of all time!

Sherman -- who broke up Colin Kaepernick's final pass to Crabtree in the last seconds of the game, clinching the W for Seattle -- posted up with Erin Andrews after the victory and WENT OFF.

In what felt like a WWE style rage session, Sherman said ... "When you try me with a sorry receiver like Crabtree, that's the result you gonna get. DON'T YOU EVER TALK ABOUT ME!!"

Hulkamaniacs, brace yourselves ... Hulk Hogan just admitted to lying you as a child -- telling us his shirt ripping days weren't quite pure 'cause sometimes ... HE CHEATED!!!

The Hulkster styled his way through LAX wearing a cheetah print bandana ... and played dumb about a possible return to the WWE at "Wrestlemania XXX."

But when we asked Hulk about the iconic shirt-ripping thing he used to do back in the day ... Hogan fessed up and told us what he sometimes did to help tear it off so easily ... and it's kinda, sorta heartbreaking.

What's next? He didn't take his vitamins or say his prayers either?!

Excluding Petyon Manning, no one's rooting harder for Tom Brady to suck this weekend than the folks desperate to book hotel rooms at the Super Bowl -- because they tell TMZ Sports a Patriots victory will KILL their business.

Multiple hospitality brokers -- the guys who book air, travel, cars, tickets, etc. for fans -- tell us their sales in NY/NJ are already way down compared to recent Super Bowls, mostly due to fans dodging cold temps.

But we're told things are really gonna suck if the Patriots beat the Broncos, and it's all about geography. MetLife Stadium is only 3.5 hours from New England, which means most fans won't shell out for airfare or hotels ... they'll just drive.

One broker tells us he normally books somewhere between 400 and 600 rooms in the host city -- but this year he says, "I don't know if we'll do 150 rooms."

He adds the best case scenario now is ... a Broncos-49ers matchup -- since fans of both teams will flock to the NY/NJ area.

We're told hundreds of thousands of dollars hang in the balance for the hospitality industry.

Elton John is HUGE in Russia ... so gay people should feel totally welcome at the Olympics -- this according to President Vladimir Putin, who's trying like Hell to prove his country doesn't hate homosexuals.

Putin reiterated Russia would not discriminate against gay and lesbian athletes or visitors during the upcoming Sochi Olympics while speaking with the foreign press Sunday morning.

Putin used Elton as an example, calling him an "outstanding person (and) musician" -- and adding, "Millions of our people sincerely love him despite his orientation."

For what it's worth ... Elton spoke out against the country's "gay propaganda law" last month during a concert in Moscow saying, "In my opinion, it is inhumane and isolating."

Can you feel the love tonight?

Dennis Rodman is in rehab to treat his never-ending addiction to booze ... TMZ has learned.

Sources connected to Rodman tell us the 52-year old basketball Hall of Famer checked into a treatment center a few days ago in New Jersey ... on the heels of his disastrous trip to North Korea.

We're told Rodman is "beyond exhausted and overwhelmed" ... and he will be in treatment for 30 days.

The Worm has had multiple stints in rehab. Dennis checked into a Florida treatment facility in 2008 ... and in 2009 he appeared on the third season of "Celebrity Rehab." He relapsed shortly after the show premiered.

Rodman blamed booze for his explosion during a recent CNN interview from N. Korea.

The New England Patriots don't give a crap about Aaron Hernandez -- at least not enough to visit the guy in jail ... 'cause TMZ Sports has learned, not a single one of his former teammates has come to see him in the slammer.

It's been 8 months since the former star TE got locked up ... and sources at the Bristol County jail tell us, exactly ZERO of his "friends" on the team have stopped by to cheer him up.

Aaron gets a whopping 1-HOUR a week to see visitors ... and he can divide that time amongst up to 5 people -- one at a time -- however he pleases.

But here's the thing ... all visitors need to be approved by Aaron in advance. So if Tom Brady wanted to drop by, he'd have to get in touch with Hernandez first ... which isn't so easy 'cause he can only use the phone during visitation time.

TMZ Sports has learned ... former NFL superstar Darren Sharper is being investigated for allegedly raping TWO different women on two different nights.

We broke the story ... Sharper -- a 5-time Pro Bowler and Super Bowl champ -- was arrested on Friday in Los Angeles after cops say he's been linked to two sexual assaults.

Now, we've learned ... the case involves TWO accusers -- each of whom claim Sharper raped them in L.A. hotel rooms .. one in October 2013 and the other in January 2014.

Former NFL superstar Darren Sharper -- a 5-time Pro Bowler and Super Bowl champ -- has been arrested in L.A. on suspicion of rape ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell us ... the 38-year-old was arrested on Friday -- and he's been linked to 2 sexual assaults ... one that occurred in Oct. 2013 and the other in January 2014.

The identity of the alleged victim or victims has not been released.

Sharper was booked at an L.A. jail -- and was released on $200k bail.

Sharper -- a hard-hitting safety who played for the Packers, Vikings and Saints -- is currently an analyst for the NFL Network.

Arian Foster's brother insists he NEVER tried to strong-arm Brittany Norwood into getting an abortion -- and now TMZ Sports has obtained text messages that show she actually PRAISED him as a "good person."

We broke the story ... Brittany -- who's 17 weeks pregnant -- is suing both Arian and his brother Abdul, claiming they "constantly harassed" her about aborting the NFL star's love child.

Now, Abdul is breaking his silence ... telling us, "At no time did I ever try to threaten, harass or pressure Ms. Norwood. The only contacts I had with her were on November 12, 2013 when we exchanged text messages and met for dinner."

TMZ Sports has seen the text message exchange, in which Abdul apologized for the "passionate" dinner conversation ... but said he understands her decision to keep the baby and added, "I hope things continue to work out."

Brittany responded to the text with a series of compliments ... saying, "Abdul, honestly I respect your opinion and I know how good of a person you are and all the people you're trying to protect and that's so genuine and admirable."

She continued, "I'm really trying to think about everything, it's just a horrible situation and it's very hard. But I do love your brother so much I can't express to anyone how I feel about him and how happy he makes me."

Cleveland Browns WR Davone Bess was a "model citizen" before he allegedly attacked a cop at a Florida airport ... so says one of his old coaches who tells TMZ Sports he wants Davone to get help before it's too late.

We spoke to Richard Miano, who was the associate head coach at the University of Hawaii when Davone played for the Warriors.

Miano says he knows Bess has gone through some "very difficult times" off the field recently ... and acknowledges that with his recent arrest, it seems like Davone's life is "spiraling out of control."

But deep down, Miano says Bess is a good person -- "He'd come back to Hawaii every year and seemed like he was doing the right things, community service, things with children, it really seemed like he had transformed his life."

Bess had missed the last two games of the regular season citing personal issues ... and is currently under investigation by the Browns for tweeting pictures of a blunt and sack of weed.

But Miano says ... "Davone was somewhat of a model citizen at UH. There weren't any signs that he was a time bomb waiting to happen."

"He's just gotta get help."