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Michael Jordan says he's "deeply troubled by the deaths of African-Americans at the hands of law enforcement" ... and is donating $2 MILLION to try to make a difference.

The NBA legend penned a statement for The Undefeated ... saying he's also angered by the "cowardly and hateful targeting and killing of police officers."

MJ says he can no longer stay silent -- and is using his money to make a statement.

"I am making contributions of $1 million each to two organizations -- the International Association of Chiefs of Police’s newly established Institute for Community-Police Relations and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund."

"Although I know these contributions alone are not enough to solve the problem, I hope the resources will help both organizations make a positive difference."

Days after meeting with Roger Goodell about reinstatement to the NFL ... Josh Gordon spent the weekend kickin' it with his old teammate, Johnny Manziel.

The two played with puppies at what appears to be Manziel's pad -- a place with a ping-pong table, video games and people hangin' out on the couch.

We're told Johnny has been training and is still focused on an NFL comeback. Sources connected to Gordon tell us he's also been working out like a maniac.

Let's hope for both their sakes they both stayed sober that night.

Peyton Manning was NOT pumped full of HGH -- or any other PED -- while recovering from neck surgery in 2011 ... so says the NFL.

The NFL launched an investigation into Manning after a man in an Al Jazeera America documentary claimed he supplied PEDs to various NFL players ... including Peyton.

Manning had denied the allegation -- but the NFL launched an investigation anyway back in January ... "led by the NFL’s security and legal teams with support from expert consultants and other professionals."

The NFL says ... "The Mannings were fully cooperative with the investigation and provided both interviews and access to all records sought by the investigators."

The conclusion -- "the NFL found no credible evidence that Peyton Manning was provided with or used HGH or other substances prohibited by the league’s policy on performance-enhancing substances."

Another New England Patriots star ... dating ANOTHER smokin' hot supermodel.

This time, it's wide receiver Julian Edelman and Victoria's Secret Angel Adriana Lima.

Two titans of sport ... not one single chest hair.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Conor McGregor came face-to-face in Vegas this weekend ... and immediately took their shirts off.

Talk about a power audience ... Cristiano Ronaldo AND Kim Kardashian were front and center at the J Lo concert in Vegas over the weekend -- dancing their faces off!!!

Somehow, the super famous celebs managed to score some pretty sweet seats -- front and center -- and danced the entire show.

Kim K. was hanging with her BFF Larsa Pippen -- while Ronaldo was with his man crew, nursing a beverage the entire show. Calvin Harris was also at the show.

BTW, Ronaldo had his own private security guard watching over his VIP area -- but he did give the green light to some fans to come over and take some pics.

He's already a UFC Hall of Famer ... but B.J. Penn could have been EVEN BETTER ... so says Dana White, who tells us the guy had the talent be one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time.

We spotted White in NYC -- and asked if there was a fighter who had insane raw talent ... but didn't have the drive to reach their full potential.

"B.J. Penn," White said ... "B.J. Penn probably should have been one of the best ever ... to ever live ... to ever do it. B.J. was so talented."

"I think B.J. in his own words would go back and do things differently if he could."

B.J. was 28-10-2 in his MMA career -- but couldn't figure out a way to beat guys like Frankie Edgar (lost 3 times) and Georges St-Pierre (lost twice).

Cheer up, St. Louis Rams fans ... your ex-running back, Todd Gurley, says there's actually one thing he's gonna miss about your city ... even though he can still get it in L.A.

Gurley was out at LAX when our camera guy decided to flip the script on him ... instead of asking what he LOVES about L.A., we wanted to know what he's gonna MISS about St. Louis.

Check out the clip -- he throws out a delicious answer, but there's only one problem ... what he said he's gonna miss, he admits he can get here.

The Dallas Cowboys team bus was involved in a fatal two vehicle crash Sunday afternoon in Arizona ... leaving 4 people dead.

Officials confirmed the Cowboys bus and a van collided on U.S. Highway 93 in Western Arizona. No Cowboys players were on the bus at the time of the crash. No one on the bus -- the team mascot, and other personnel -- were seriously injured.

The Arizona Dept. of Public Safety confirmed to TMZ Sports that 4 passengers in the van died.

WNBA superstar Tamika Catchings is severely disappointed in her league for its reaction to players supporting the Black Lives Matter movement, and thinks something needs to change quickly.

She's broken her nose NINE TIMES ... but WWE legend Tammy Sytch says she smells opportunity -- and now she's begging the people at "Botched" to help fix her sniffer.

Although he's facing a 4-game suspension from the NFL for a missed drug test, Le'Veon Bell has got some GOOD weed news in his life ... 'cause he recently completed his probation from his 2014 marijuana arrest.

The Pittsburgh Steelers star was charged with marijuana possession and DUI in August 2014 after police pulled him over and found weed in his car. During the arrest, Bell told cops he "didn't know you could get a DUI for being high" ... and admitted to smoking a couple hours before the incident.

Bell was sentenced to a 15-month probation program in February 2015 ... and was told to stay away from drugs and alcohol for the entire sentence. He also had to complete a safe driving class and pay fines.

According to official documents, obtained by TMZ Sports, the 24-year-old running back successfully completed probation ... and the case has officially been expunged from his record.

Listen up, Christian McCaffrey ... a (smoking hot) modeling vet has some advice for you ... STICK TO FOOTBALL ... saying there's waaaaay more money in catching passes than catwalks.

We got former SI Swimsuit model Genevieve Morton out in L.A. and asked her professional opinion of Christian's shirtless look ... the one that's been driving the ladies (and some fellas) crazy all week.

The thirst fest has been so rampant that it's made some people wonder if Christian has a future off the gridiron as the next big thing in the modeling world.

Check out the clip -- Genevieve thinks that's a BAD IDEA ... telling our guy that Christian could definitely model if he wanted to ... but he needs to keep his (hot) ass on the field if he wants to make big cash.

BTW ... Christian, if you're reading this she seems totally down ... might be worth a DM ... just sayin'.

Lou Holtz says he regrets making a crack about foreigners at an event during the Republican National Convention ... telling TMZ Sports it was meant to be a joke, nothing more.

The controversy began when Holtz was talking about immigration and said -- "I don’t want to speak your language, I don’t want to celebrate your holidays, I sure as hell don’t want to cheer for your soccer team!”

We spoke with Coach Lou ... who tells us he's sorry for SOME of what he said.

"I like to joke. I wished I hadn’t said, ‘I don’t want to celebrate your holidays, and cheer for your soccer teams.’ It was said in jest. But I stand by the rest of what I said about coming to America to become us."

Holtz says he strongly believes that immigrants who come to the U.S. should learn English and adapt to American culture -- and for that, he will not apologize.

"All 4 of my grandparents were immigrants. They all came through Ellis Island. When they wouldn’t want me to know what they were saying, they’d speak Ukrainian. I’d ask them to teach me Ukrainian. They’d say, ‘No, you live in America. You speak English.'"

The coach is also adamant he's NOT a racist or a bigot -- "I challenge you, I defy you to find one person who I’ve ever been racist toward."

Boxing champ Andre Berto can spot talent, so he says ... because he's pretty much convinced our photog he could make a killing in the UFC.

Andre was leaving Il Pastaio in Bev Hills Friday when Cody our camera guy started doing his thing, but the boxer quickly turned the tables.

Steve Aoki, David Guetta, Afrojack and ... Shaq?

The Diesel might just be on that list of world-famous and successful DJs ... after having rocked the crowd at one of the biggest EDM festivals in the entire world.

Shaq took the stage early Friday at Tomorrowland ... a 3-day EDM bonanza in Belgium that attracts over 180,000 crazily dressed (probably unsober) partygoers a year.

We're told Shaq's set lasted about an hour ... and while his primary wheelhouse is hip-hop ... he mainly stayed true to the EDM format most of the crowd wanted to hallucinate to.

Check out the video ... it's clear the big man was totally into it, and we already know he takes his reputation as a DJ very seriously, so it's no wonder he killed it.