TMZ Sports - Page 50

Chris Brown is winning in the dad department ... believe it or not.

Chris brought his 1-year-old daughter Royalty onto the hardwood at the Power 106 All-Star Celebrity Basketball Game over the weekend in L.A.

Right now, Chris and baby mama, Nia Guzman, switch custody every 4 days -- and daddy Brown frequently brings her to work ... for adorable photo ops.

Y'know how proud parents are always showing you pics of their "cute" kids? Even when they're not really "cute?" Well, luckily Royalty actually is, since this is becoming a thing.

Check out their daddy-daughter dance.

MMA star Phoenix Jones had a busy weekend -- winning his bout on Friday night ... and then BREAKING UP AN ATTEMPTED MURDER roughly 24 hours later.

Jones -- real name Ben Fodor -- was out in Seattle early Sunday morning when he claims he witnessed 3 men attacking another guy outside of a bar ... one of the attackers allegedly had a gun.

So Jones -- who moonlights as a real-life superhero -- says he jumped into action ... KOing the lead attacker who was allegedly pistol-whipping the victim while the other 2 men had been stomping his head.

Jones says he called police -- and when they arrived, they arrested the suspect.

On Friday, Jones scored a 1st round victory at the World Series of Fighting 23 event in Arizona.

Wladimir Klitschko and Hayden Panettiere's baby girl will grow up with NO FEAR of the ocean -- not as long as her giant of father keeps toting her around like this.

Wlad took 9-month-old Kaya out for a dip in Miami over the weekend. She still looks like a tiny doll in his hands, but to be fair ... everything looks miniature next to a 6' 6" 246 pound man.

Trouble in Troy ... with 2 USC football players BLOWING UP on each other after the Stanford game -- with multiple coaches and players rushing in to break up the altercation ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Multiple sources tell us... the incident went down as the team was in the tunnel at the Coliseum heading to the locker room after losing to Stanford 41-31 on Saturday night.

We're told there was yelling and pushing between the two players -- and they each had to be physically restrained.

After the spat, we're told Coach Steve Sarkisian scolded the players involved and other team members -- saying, "We just lost the game and you two are fighting each other?!"

Obviously, tensions were running high -- since the loss dropped USC from #6 to #19 ... but it's unclear if the players will face any sort of disciplinary action for the dust up.

Suspended UFC star Nick Diaz just found his first celeb defender ... and maybe someone to smoke with ... 'cause Katt Williams is coming out strong for weed-blazing athletes saying it's not fair to ban them for toking up.

As we previously reported ... the Nevada Athletic Commission slapped Diaz with a 5-year suspension after he tested positive for pot after UFC 183.

We got Katt out at LAX and he told us the suspension is TOTAL BS ... saying that the hammer should only fall on athletes that enhance performance ... not junk food consumption.

Metta World Peace is clearly flirting with the Lakers ... especially with reports the team is interested in signing him -- and Metta wants everyone to know he's still capable of DOMINATION.

Peace was out in L.A. this weekend ... when he tried to play coy about the rumors he's in talks with the Lake Show ... though you can tell from the video something is going on behind the scenes.

Check out the clip ... Metta admits he's been training at the Lakers facility with some of the young guys -- but insists he's not trying to "pitch himself" to the team.

Yeah right.

Andre Berto isn't reeling over his loss from Floyd Mayweather 'cause he's got his eyes on a new prize -- reality television.

We spotted Berto out in NYC the other day ... and he definitely doesn't have boxing on the brain after dancing around the ring with Floyd ... telling our photog why he DESERVES a shot to be on "Dancing with the Stars."

File this one under "stories you gotta love" -- those American heroes who stopped the terrorist plot in France last month are about to get the royal treatment ... courtesy of Kobe Bryant and the Lakers.

Sydney Leroux is about to say "I do" in a wedding gown that shows off her killer physique for the low, low price of ... a $10,000 lace dress when she ties the knot in a few weeks.

The World Cup champ eloped with fellow soccer star Dom Dwyer earlier this year, but they're having a proper wedding celelbration in October. TMZ Sports has learned up-and-coming designer, Inbal Dror created a custom gown for Sydney.

Bridal stylist, Jessica Fama tells us Sydney decided on a mermaid style dress with a deep plunging neckline, and low cut back because she wanted "wanted to show her figure." We don't blame her.

Sydney and Dom have a high-priced track record -- as we first reported she designed a sweet $20k diamond wedding ring for him.

As if finishing a strenuous Malibu triathlon wasn't hard enough ... Victor Ortiz threw a few fast jabs at the competition while he crossed the finish line Sunday afternoon.

Even though the welterweight champ didn't lead the pack across the line ... the boxing badass fought back fatigue from the late summer heat with his flared finish.

California should call Marcus Mariota ... 'cause he's the man to end long droughts -- according to country music star and ex-QB Sam Hunt, who thinks Marcus is gonna make it rain for the Titans.

On the heels of Mariota becoming the first rookie QB to toss 4 TDs in his first start ... we got Sam -- a huge Titans fan -- and asked him about MM's historic debut.

Hunt played ball at Middle Tennessee State, and was invited to Chiefs camp ... which means his review carries a little more weight than a casual fan. So, is it too soon for Titans faithful to dream about their first postseason since 2008?

Check out the clip -- Sam seems as down with Mariota as every chick seems to be down with Sam ... which is very, very, down.

Former NBA superstar Larry Johnson was nearly a million bucks in the hole with one of his baby mamas -- but he found a way to make her happy ... hand over the keys to a house!!

NFL safety Sanders Commings is taking swag to a new level -- the ex-Kansas City Chief is slangin' socks with friggin' 24k gold stitched right into 'em.

Sanders is a free agent right now, on the mend from a knee injury, but his pimped out plan B is his company Young Hearted Socks -- and the brand's most unique design has to be the Honeycomb.

Commings tells TMZ Sports each sock has a 1/2 gram of gold, and a pair will set you back $150.

The best part? Commings and his partner, Kyle Green, say they're donating 10% of Honeycomb profits to the Atlanta Children's Shelter.

Swag for a cause ... darn genius.

If Donald Trump makes it to the White House, he better hold a seat at the inauguration for WWE legend Virgil ... who says the Donald got his over-the-top persona from talking to him.

Lou Holtz has one simple pleasure in life, and he just can't do without it -- which is why he had to have a heart-to-heart with his wife when she tried to get him to quit cold turkey.

We ran into the NCAA football legend at LAX ... where he was brandishing his beloved smoking pipe. Holtz told us he's been packing and lighting his baby for 53 years, but for some reason his wife of 54 years recently asked him to kick the habit.

Let's just say that didn't go ever well, but just like his coaching days -- Holtz devised a brilliant game plan to get his way.

You can call Russell Westbrook ... Swaggy P.B. -- 'cause the NBA superstar is getting a smooth hookup that could have a serious effect on his game during the upcoming season.

The OKC Thunder guard confessed to Jimmy Kimmel that he has to have a toasted peanut butter and jelly sandwich before every game, and not just any peanut butter will do -- Russ demands Skippy. He did not specify creamy or crunchy (though he seems like a creamy guy to us).

We found out the folks at Skippy got wind of Westbrook's ritual, and they're more than happy to keep him hooked. A Skippy spokesperson tells TMZ Sports, "We'll make sure he's got enough to fuel him all season long."