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If you were impressed with Johnny Manziel's basic slam dunk a few weeks ago ... wait'll you see the Texas A&M quarterback pull of 4 TRICK JAMS ... including a reverse 360!!!

Manziel posted a new video today, in which he pulls off 4 dunks -- including two tricks where a friend threw him an alley-oop off the gym wall and he slams it home ... a la LeBron James.

While it's clear the guy's got skills, there's still room for improvement ... the first two dunks were nice, but the second two weren't exactly clean.

Former NBA star Sam Cassell is a VERY happy man -- 'cause he just learned the expensive watch he bought from the famous watch guy John Mayer is suing is 100% REAL.

TMZ Sports broke the story ... Cassell was extremely concerned about his A. Lange & Sohne time piece when he learned that Mayer had recently filed a lawsuit claiming watch dealer Robert Maron sold him Rolex watches with bogus parts.

Cassell -- who was introduced to Maron through ex-Clippers head coach Mike Dunleavy -- immediately had his watch inspected by a reputable jeweler ... who confirmed Sam's watch is LEGIT.

Cassell's cousin says he also bought multiple Rolex watches from Maron ... and those all checked out as well.

The results will be no surprise to Charlie Sheen -- Maron's BFF -- who insisted all along that Robert's the real deal and Mayer's allegations are total crap.

1:56 PM PT -- Nick says the crooks took roughly $100k worth of stuff from the home ... and at Lakers practice today he told the media, "They got me, man. They stoles my Yeezys, too."

Burglars struck the L.A. home of Lakers star Nick Young last night ... WHILE THE LAKERS WERE PLAYING ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Law enforcement confirms ... cops are investigating at the home Nick is renting in L.A.

Sources tell us ... Nick came home after defeating the Orlando Magic at Staples Center around 11pm and noticed an upstairs window was broken.

We're told the scumbag (or scumbags) ransacked the master bedroom -- taking several expensive items ... including Louboutin shoes, jewelry, clothes, Louis Vuitton luggage and more.

Our sources say they believe the crooks were so bold, they walked right out the front door ... which was unlocked when Nick got to his home.

Richie Incognito is begging Jonathan Martin to call him ... telling his former Miami Dolphins teammate that he still "loves" him and wants to bury the hatchet.

Incognito reached out to Martin on Twitter in the middle of the night -- writing, "Call me on my cell phone. Love you brother. S**t got crazy but we held it together.#callme #family."

Minutes later, he continued, "No hard feelings. Let's just move on."

Martin never responded on Incognito .. at least, not on Twitter.

With officials announcing that Flight 370 "ended in the pacific ocean" ... several athletes are offering their thoughts and prayers to the families who lost loved ones in the crash.

NFL star Justin Tuck tweeted, "Praying to the families of those who lost their lives on Malaysia airlines flight 370."

Team USA soccer star Alex Morgan posted, " So sad for the families, but a little closure as well. #Flight370."

Usain Bolt's "dagger" game is STRONG -- and the Olympic legend proved it by bumping, grinding and thrusting away at an insane Carnival party in Trinidad & Tobago ... and TMZ Sports has the pics.

Baylor didn't just crush Creighton in the NCAA tourney this weekend -- they GANG BANGED the hell out of 'em ... at least according to the official Baylor Athletics twitter page.

Allow us to explain ... during the shalacking, Fox Sports Southwest analyst David Ubben tweeted, "Baylor's running a train on Creighton."

The Baylor Athletics page retweeted the post a short time later ... which is typically a sign of approval from the retweeter.

It didn't take long for Twitter peeps to educate Dubben on the meaning of the phrase "running a train" -- and he immediately posted, "Apparently I need to spend more time reading urban dictionary. My apologies on that last tweet. It's been deleted."

At the time of this post, the tweet was still on the Baylor Athletics site.

Hours after the L.A. Dodgers returned from their series in Australia ... Yasiel Puig did what anyone would do after a long flight around the world -- HE HIT THE CLUBS!!!!

Puig -- along with fellow Dodgers star Juan Uribe -- hit up Greystone Manor in Hollywood last night ... and just to make sure everyone knew he was there, Puig rolled up in his $300,000 Rolls Royce Ghost.

NFL superstar Dashon Goldson didn't just hire a tackling coach to give him pointers in the NFL off-season ... he hired a Made-for-TV movie LEGEND ... the guy who played O.J. SIMPSON!!!

Dashon's tackling coach is Bobby Hosea, who's the premiere form-tackling expert at the Train Em Up Academy in Southern California.

Goldson -- a safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- hired Hosea after he was socked with more than $450,000 in NFL-imposed fines from the 2013 season.

But Hosea isn't just a football guru, he's also an actor -- and played The Juice in "The O.J. Simpson Story" ... which famously aired on FOX back in 1995.

"A little old lady once told me, 'You played O.J. better than he played himself!'" Hosea tells us ... "But it wasn't something I celebrated. A mother of 2 kids was slain."

Hosea also says his father thinks he nailed the role so well, it hurt his career because people associated him with the real O.J. ... who was blackballed from Hollywood following the trial.

But it may have been a good thing -- because Hosea went on to educate football players about proper tackling, which doesn't just save them money ... but also protects their bodies from injuries.

It's a good thing Seattle Seakhawks superstar Michael Bennett just signed a brand new $28.5 million contract ... 'cause a judge just ordered him to PAY UP for abandoning a puppy last year, TMZ Sports has learned.

We broke the story ... Bennett was sued by the Lucky Dog Boarding Facility ... after the 6'4" defensive lineman dropped off his boxer, Koa ... and never came back for the little guy.

Lukcy Dog said they tried like hell to get ahold of Bennett, but he kept blowing them off ... and never even paid the bill.

Now a Florida judge has ordered Bennett to pay up $8,268.80 asap ... or else.

FYI -- the judge also said Bennett will have to pay interest for every day he continues to duck the bill at a rate of 4.75% per year.

If he doesn't pay up, a collections agency could try to seize his assets.

An arrest warrant has been issued for the brother of NFL star Mike Williams ... after cops say he stabbed the Tampa Bay Bucs wide out during an altercation in the player's Tampa home ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Officials say 26-year-old Williams was stabbed in the left thigh (above the knee) Sunday afternoon ... however they have not released information about the severity of the injury.

Cops tell TMZ Sports ... investigators spoke to witnesses and a warrant was issued for Eric Baylor for aggravated battery and domestic violence.

Williams -- who signed a $40 million contract with the Bucs last year -- was rushed to a nearby hospital where he's being treated.

The inmate who was on the receiving end of a jail house beat down won't have to worry about Aaron Hernandez anytime soon ... 'cause TMZ Sports has learned he's just been released from the slammer.

Law enforcement confirms ... 25-year-old Andrew Booker -- who was in Bristol County Jail on drug and gun charges -- was released from custody Saturday afternoon.

We broke the story ... Booker was in handcuffs when he was attacked by the former New England Patriots star back in February. The two had been having a verbal feud ... and our sources say the feud had lasted for weeks before the fight.

Jim Irsay's DUI arrest could be the best thing that ever happened to the Colts owner ... so says ex-NFL star Donte Stallworth who tells TMZ Sports he has an opportunity to change his life BEFORE it's too late.

Donte knows what he's talking about ... 5 years ago, he killed 59-year-old Mario Reyes in a drunk driving accident in Florida and says he still lives with tremendous regret from the incident.

"Hopefully, [Jim] can look at the unfortunate decision I made, and learn from it," Stallworth says ... "He's lucky it wasn't more serious."

Donte says he's happy Jim has checked himself into treatment -- "It’s good he's going to get some help. The first step is admitting you need it."

"I've talked with people who lost family members to drunk driving. They come up to me randomly. It's a constant reminder of the decision I made" "

Donte recently tweeted about the lessons he's learning -- saying, "There’s nothing I can do to reverse that day, but hopefully you guys will think of me and make better decisions than I did that morning. You don’t want to live with these regrets I have from my irrevocable decision… Trust me."

NASCAR legend Michael Waltrip had the thrill of a lifetime today -- HE MET DONNA SUMMER ... at least, he thinks he did ... despite the fact she died two years ago.

Waltrip was doing some pre-race work for FOX at the NASCAR Auto Club 400 race today when he THOUGHT he spotted the disco queen.

He even sang some, "Last Dance" on his way over to interview the icon ... who was really just a woman who kinda sorta looked like her.

Once he got there, it got more awkward when he attempted to talk to her -- "Hi Donna how are you? Enjoy the races today, I love your music. You’ve got a great body of work that you’ve put together!”

Moments later, he told team owner Richard Childress, “If you like Donna Summer, she’s right back there.”

Of course, Summer passed away in 2012 ... the woman at the track is just a NASCAR fan named Star Walker.

But Star says she was flattered by the mistake because she's a HUGE Summer fan -- and even went to Donna's induction to the Rock 'N Roll Hall of Fame!

Ya gotta watch the clip.

Nearly TWENTY of the biggest athletes in the world have cameos in the upcoming "Entourage" movie -- at least, that's all we know of so far (there could be even more!).