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John Saunders' wife found the ESPN legend unresponsive and not breathing early Wednesday morning and called 911 ... law enforcement tells TMZ Sports.

Hastings-on-Hudson Police Chief Anthony Visalli tells TMZ Sports ... emergency responders raced to Saunders' New York home around 4 AM -- but were unable to resuscitate him. He was pronounced dead at the home.

We're told a detective was sent to the home -- but found nothing suspicious. Since there were no signs of foul play, the medical examiner rejected the case.

We're told the exact cause of death is still unknown.

In case of a potential emergency, Simone Biles and the USA Gymnastics team know exactly what to do -- GRAB YOUR GOLD MEDALS AND RUN!!

The Final Five must be really attached to their shiny new hardware after dominating the all-around gymnastics finals at the 2016 Olympics in Rio ... 'cause when a fire alarm went off in their building on Wednesday, they made sure to snatch their medals before evacuating.

"The fire alarm's going off ... but we got our gold!" Biles said as she documented the situation on Snapchat.

It turned out to be a false alarm and the girls -- and their medals -- are alright.

LSU running back Leonard Fournette -- a Heisman Trophy favorite -- was involved in a shocking street fight with one of his teammates ... but LSU says it was just innocent horseplay.

It's probably in Vin Diesel's best interest to squash the beef with The Rock asap -- 'cause Dwayne Johnson would whoop that ass if things came to blows ... so says UFC champ Tyron Woodley.

Woodley (who's also an actor) says he recently went to the "Fast 8" set -- and says he thought things seemed peaceful ... though Rock wasn't there at the time.

But that was then ... before Rock called out Diesel as an unprofessional "candy ass" on social media.

Jose Canseco's Chevy Tahoe was broken into early Wednesday morning and the suspects were caught in the act.

Law enforcement tells TMZ they received a call from a Pittsburg, CA hotel manager around 3:30 AM reporting Jose's car was being broken into. Upon arriving at the scene the officers detained two men, one in the parking lot and another hiding out in a nearby car that cops later determined to be stolen.

Bats and other personal property belonging to Jose were found in the stolen vehicle and the two suspects were booked for burglary. Both also had outstanding warrants.

Jose is currently playing for the Pittsburg Diamonds professional baseball team.

Dennis Rodman says Derek Fisher is a shameless fame whore -- who's teasing a potential NBA comeback because he's desperate for the limelight.

The Worm was at The Abbey in West Hollywood Tuesday night -- when he went in on 42-year-old D-Fish.

"Derek Fisher, just give it up man ... just do your job and be a family guy."

Rodman also said NO TEAM -- including the star-packed Golden State Warriors -- will ever touch his legendary '96 Bulls squad ... and he explains why.

Oh, and if you're still interested in that whole "I Broke My Penis" story ... Rodman also goes into deeper detail on that, too.

You've been warned ...

Beloved ESPN host John Saunders has passed away unexpectedly at 61 ... this according to ESPN.

The details surrounding Saunders' death are unclear -- but officials tell us he died in New York and there is NO suspicion of foul play.

Saunders joined ESPN in 1986 and went on to co-host "NFL Primetime." He also anchored "SportsCenter."

ESPN tweeted, "We are heartbroken to report longtime ESPN personality John Saunders has died. He was 61."

Adam Schefter tweeted, "Sickened and saddened to hear of loss of our colleague and friend, John Saunders. What a nice man. What a great man."

Saunders is survived by wife, Wanda, and daughters, Aleah and Jenna.

Story developing ...

Here's Cristiano Ronaldo ... putting his man junk front and center in a modeling shoot for his brand new underwear collection ... and he couldn't be more proud.

The soccer superstar just released his 6th collection of his CR7 undie line -- and shocker, he decided to tap himself as the main model.

So, why is Cristiano so fond of his man panties?

"Underwear is the first thing you put on in the morning, so it’s the foundation to feeling your best. I always feel good when I’m wearing great underwear -- it’s a confidence boost."

Just to be clear ... the wealthiest, most ripped, model-banging, soccer champion in the world needs a "confidence boost" from his boxer briefs. Huh.

Just click on the photos already.

Michael Sam EXPLODED on a guy outside of a West Hollywood club Tuesday night -- saying he gives "our community a bad f***ing name" ... and warning him he was about to catch an ass whoopin'.

What did Michael Phelps get after winning his 21st gold medal? A visit from 5 extremely tall millionaires ... otherwise known as the TEAM USA MEN'S HOOPS SQUAD!

Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, DeAndre Jordan, DeMarcus Cousins and Kyle Lowry dropped in on Phelps and the USA swim team after the 4x200 freestyle relay.

It makes sense they'd chill ... the USA hoopers were GOING GRAZY in the stands after Phelps won his 20th gold ... showing some real deal American pride.

To be fair we're proud of everyone in the photo ... especially Draymond for keeping his clothes on.

Team USA gymnastics superstar Gabby Douglas says she never meant any disrespect by not placing her hand over her heart during the national anthem Tuesday ... saying, "I apologize if I offended anyone."

TMZ Sports has obtained photos from inside the Dallas strip club where Denver Broncos star Aqib Talib may or may not have been shot back in June ... and it's a bloody mess.

Curt Schilling says it's OBVIOUS Donald Trump was NOT calling for his supporters to assassinate Hillary Clinton Tuesday ... saying the whole thing was a joke that simply fell flat.

Schilling -- an outspoken conservative Republican -- joined the guys on the "TMZ Sports" TV show (airs tonight on FS1) and reacted to the new Trump video that EVERYONE'S talking about.

"The one thing everybody needs to understand -- HE'S NOT FUNNY," Schilling said. "He tries to be funny and he's not."

Schilling blames the media for misinterpreting Trump's comments.

He also tees off on Clinton himself -- and explains why he's still Team Trump all the way.

Snoop Dogg admits he was "kinda mad" this week when he learned his son, Cordell Broadus, had quit the UCLA football team ... again ... but says he understands and supports his kid.

(scroll to 20:41 in the video)

"It was heartbreaking, it was crushing," Snoop said during an interview with Ebro in the Morning on Hot 97 ... "but at the same time, I seen it was a burden on his shoulders."

"I didn't never want him to feel like he had to do anything for me."

Snoop says he realized Cordell's spirit wasn't in the game -- he wanted to do other things -- and he supports his son.

Here's video of Tim Tebow showing off his stroke during a hitting session with ex-MLB player Chad Moeller ... and it's clear, the dude's got power.

Tebow's been working with Moeller and Gary Sheffield -- and believes he has a real shot at making an MLB team in the next few years.

Finally, McKayla Maroney IS impressed -- telling TMZ Sports she loves the new Michael Phelps death stare meme ... and says it takes her spot as the BEST Olympic funny face.

Of course, Maroney became a viral LEGEND back in 2012 thanks to the whole "not impressed" thing -- so, we had to hit her up to get her take on the new Phelps pic taking the Internet by storm.

"I now see why people thought (the memes were) so funny," Maroney says.

"Somebody tweeted like, 'McKayla looks like somebody took your spot' ... and I looked at his pictures and was like YES! Go Michael, take it away please!"

Looks like she got her wish!