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Mara Teigen just got a message from her hockey player ex-boyfriend ... a message she and anyone else driving the Sunset Strip could see.

It appears Evander Kane isn't closing the book on her relationship, making it clear to the Wilhelmina model he still has love for her.

The Buffalo Sabres forward rented the billboard above 1 OAK in West Hollywood, which as billboards go is prime real estate and impossible to miss.

How good is Odell Beckham Jr.? So good that NFL legend Herschel Walker thinks he can defeat one of the most powerful forces in the history of sports ... the dreaded "Madden Curse."

Walker -- who is kicking the hell out of father time we must say -- was out in NY when we asked if Odell's 2015 season was in jeopardy ... since he's the coverboy for Madden '16.

If you didn't know ... some believe gracing the cover of Madden comes with seriously bad juju ... with athletes like Shaun Alexander, Daunte Culpepper, and Donovan McNabb suffering tragic injuries the same year they did it.

Check out the clip -- Herschel's heard of the curse but he basically thinks nothing ... not even supernatural forces ... can stop the force of nature that is Odell Beckham Jr.

The U.S. Marine who invited Ronda Rousey to his Marine Corps Ball says he's in "complete shock" after his video got nearly 4 MILLION views online ... and says he's still hopeful she'll say "Yes."

The Marine with the massive cojones is Jarrod Haschert -- who joined the guys on "TMZ Hollywood Sports" to update us on his plan to make Ronda his date for the December 11th event.

The bad news: he hasn't heard back from Ronda yet.

The good news: he's still super confident and even has a game plan in case she takes him up on the offer.

As if dominating youth league basketball was't enough, now Carmelo Anthony's kid has also locked up a modeling gig with Diddy's fashion line!!

8-year-old Kiyan Anthony just finished up a photo shoot with Sean Jean -- rockin' some back to school gear along with a designer basketball.

Kid's doing pretty well for himself so far ... as we previously reported, Kiyan's 2nd grade basketball team just dominated in a highly competitive 3rd grade national tournament.

So, how does his mom Lala feel about the situation? Proud.

Boxing stud Victor Ortiz -- a former "Dancing with the Stars" competitor -- has been charged with misdemeanor assault and battery for allegedly beating a guy up at a Jason Aldean/Kenny Chesney concert.

TMZ Sports broke the story ... the 28-year-old -- who has appeared in several movies including "Expendables" and "Southpaw" -- was originally arrested for assault with a deadly weapon on July 25th after a fight broke out at the Rose Bowl.

Ortiz and his brother allegedly got into it with another man -- and officials say Ortiz kicked the man while was down.

The L.A. County District Attorney declined to press felony charges -- and kicked it down to the Pasadena City Prosecutor who decided to move forward with misdemeanor charges.

Ortiz was hit with assault and battery. If convicted, he faces up to 1 year in jail for each charge.

Victor's brother was charged with one count of battery causing serious bodily injury.

Ortiz is set to be arraigned next week.

Robin Williams' widow and his three kids are still warring over his possessions, including his super-expensive collection of bicycles.

The attorney for Susan Williams, Robin's widow, was in court Friday morning ... asking a San Francisco judge to settle the remaining property disputes with Robin's 3 children ... Zak, Zelda and Cody.

Robin was an avid cyclist and owned dozens of bikes when he died. It's been reported he spent more than a million bucks on the sport. Some of his cycles were extremely rare and worth tens of thousands of dollars.

The attorney for the children says Robin's will is clear about who should get what ... and doesn't think the court needs to intervene.

Both sides will meet next week in a last ditch effort to settle the matter without the judge.

How special was Darryl Dawkins???

He was such a bad ass, that Blake Griffin doesn't think ANYONE will ever get a pass to name his own dunks like "Chocolate Thunder" used to do.

Griffin was out in NYC yesterday when he told us Darryl's passing was super sad -- and told us he loved watching Dawkins' high-flyin' highlights when he was growing up.

Of course, Dawkins had a TON of nicknames for his favorite slams -- including "The Spine-chiller Supreme," the "Look Out Below" and the "Rim Wrecker."

Floyd Mayweather finally took an L ... courtesy of an NBA star who beat the boxer in a "Best of 5" pickup basketball game ... though Floyd definitely held his own.

Floyd went up against Boston Celtics PG, Isaiah Thomas, on the hardwood ... and even though they're close in height -- Floyd is 5'8" and Thomas is 5'9" -- Isaiah was playing on another level.

But we gotta admit ... in the footage featured on Showtime's "All Access" and pointed out by our friends at BSO, Mayweather flashed some skill ... and even sank a nice little teardrop.

Hey, there's always next time ...

Warren Sapp should be LOCKED UP in Arizona ASAP -- this according to prosecutors in his hooker case who are going to court TODAY to convince a judge he violated his plea deal.

Long story short ... Sapp was initially sentenced to 30 days in jail after he was busted with hookers back in February, but struck a plea deal which kept him out of lock up if he stayed out of trouble and completed a counseling program.

Problem is ... 2 months later, he was arrested for allegedly beating up his girlfriend in Vegas -- before completing his counseling.

The Arizona judge initially refused to throw Sapp in jail -- claiming Sapp had completed the course and was in the clear -- but prosecutors are calling BS, claiming Sapp never even enrolled in the program until 1 month AFTER his Vegas arrest.

Prosecutors say the case against Sapp couldn't be more crystal clear -- he broke the deal and must pay.

Sapp's case is due in front of a judge later today -- and the NFL Hall of Famer's freedom hangs in the balance.

Stay tuned ...

Dwayne Bravo is a HUGE star in the world of cricket -- he's the first cricketer to be nominated for an ESPY -- and when it comes to chicks, Bravo says he pulls more ASS than ANY soccer star.

He's not kidding either ... despite the fact cricket hasn't exactly caught on in the U.S., Bravo says the sport is massive internationally ... and there are several countries where he's bigger than Ronaldo!

"If I'm in India or Trinidad or the Caribbean ... it's game over," Bravo says.

And on a global level, Bravo says Ronaldo and other soccer stars may get more attention, "but I get more females than anyone!"

Ronda Rousey is following the footsteps of some unlikely people ... Paris Hilton, Audrina Patridge and even Kim Kardashian -- she's starring in a hot Carl's Jr. commercial.

The UFC superstar strips down to a sports bra and sexes it up to promote the Cinnamon Swirl French Toast Breakfast Sandwich.

She looks good ... damn good.

Gonna assume she got paid pretty well for the spot -- and, while it probably won't put her on the Forbes list, if she can continue to lock down mainstream sponsors like this ... she could definitely get there.

The NFL may be a passing league, but when it comes to fantasy ... the greatest wide receiver of all time says your #1 pick should still be a RUNNING BACK.

We got Jerry Rice out in NYC Thursday -- and he told us Adrian Peterson is the key to a fantasy championship.

Interesting pick, considering A.P. has crossed the dreaded 30-year-old barrier AND he didn't play a single snap last season.

If L.A. gets the Olympics in 2024, the Mayor says he already has one person in mind for the all-important lighting of the Olympic Cauldron ... Olympic legend Caitlyn Jenner!!!

NY Jets stud Nick Mangold is an All-Pro level crime stopper after playing a crucial part in cops busting a roving pack of teenagers, turned alleged car burglars.

Here's how it went down ... cops say Nick was awakened early Sunday morning at his Chatham, NJ home when his car alarm started blaring. Nick ran to his garage and found the door was open ... so he immediately dialed 911.

Cops rushed to the 'hood and tracked down 5 suspects, just one mile from Mangold's crib. An 18 and a 19-year-old were arrested, along with 3 juveniles -- and the J-E-T-S center might have hit the jackpot with that phone call.

We're told there's been a string of more than 40 car burglaries in the area recently!

"Clueless" star Stacey Dash says Curt Schilling has the truth on his side, and ESPN was way outta line when it benched him for his controversial Muslim/Nazi tweet.

H/T BSO for pointing out Dash jumping to Schilling's defense. She tweeted that the worldwide leader actually owes the ex Red Sox ace an apology. As Dash put it ... "So, now we can't tweet things that are true?"

You'll recall Schilling posted a meme comparing today's radical Muslims to Nazis in the 1940s. ESPN immediately pulled him from its Little League World Series coverage.

Schilling hasn't had this kinda rotation support since Randy Johnson.

Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Russell Westbrook is getting a ring even before the NBA season begins -- he's marrying his longtime GF this weekend in a pretty baller setting.

TMZ Sports has learned ... Russell and Nina Earl will walk down the aisle in Beverly Hills on Saturday -- just about a year after they started planning. As we reported, they announced their engagement last September ... when Nina posted a pic of her $700k ring!

We're told the couple is having a low-key ceremony, and wants to keep the exact location under wraps, but trust us ... the wedding pics will be spectacular.

Mazel tov!