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Ex-49ers tight end Bruce Miller has been hit with 7 felony charges for allegedly attacking a 70-year-old man and his son ... including assault with a deadly weapon -- a cane.

Officials say 29-year-old Miller was drunk when he went into the Marriott Fisherman’s Wharf hotel in San Francisco early Monday morning and tried to force his way into an occupied room.

The 70-year-old man and his 29-year-old son tried to explain to Miller that he was in the wrong room -- but Miller allegedly got violent and attacked both men ... knocking the elderly man unconscious and breaking bones in his face.

Miller was arrested -- and now the San Francisco District Attorney's office has announced the 7 felony charges and 1 misdemeanor filed again him, which include:

-- 1 count of felony assault with a deadly weapon (weapon alleged is a cane)

-- 1 count of assault with force likely to cause great bodily injury

-- 1 count of inflicting injury on an elderly person

CM Punk feels Tim Tebow's pain -- saying he understands what it's like to get hate for trying a new sport ... but hopes they can both prove the doubters wrong.

[Tebow] signed with the Mets? Good for him," Punk said moments ago at the UFC 203 media event in Cleveland.

"I think that's great. That's awesome."

If you're expecting CM Punk to embarrass himself in the Octagon, you're in for a big disappointment -- so says UFC champ Stipe Miocic.

"He's not some guy who's gonna walk in there and drop an egg," Miocic tells TMZ Sports.

"He's gonna go out there ... I think ... he's gonna prove a lot of people that hes worthy."

U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe says she will continue to stand firm with Colin Kaepernick ... even after a pro soccer team in Washington prevented her from protesting the National Anthem Wednesday.

Rapinoe was leaving D.C. early Thursday morning -- when we asked her about the Washington Spirit playing the "Star-Spangled Banner" while the teams were still in their locker rooms in an effort to keep her from "hijacking" the pre-game tradition.

Rapinoe had taken a knee during the anthem at a previous game -- in support of Kaepernick's protest.

This is insane footage of a murder suspect breaking his handcuffs and escaping a Las Vegas police station on Friday ... while wearing an Ezekiel Elliott jersey.

The Cowboys fan is Alonso Perez -- who was arrested for allegedly murdering a man who didn't hold the door open for a woman at a McDonald's.

Perez was handcuffed and left alone at the Detective Bureau -- with no guard watching over him.

So, Perez used his body weight to twist the chain connecting the cuffs ... and pushed so hard, it eventually snapped.

He then used his chair to climb into the rafters and escaped the building ... then stole a truck that was left running nearby.

Fortunately, cops were able to locate Perez on Tuesday and he's now back in police custody.

LeBron James REALLY likes Drake ... and to prove it here's video of the best athlete in the world LOSING HIS FACE Wednesday night with Chris Bosh at Drake's Summer Sixteen concert in L.A.

We've seen Drake and LeBron actually share the stage when Drake performed in Ohio ... but this night LBJ was in full fan mode ... and you gotta see the progression of his fanhood in this video.

He starts off pretty mellow while Drake is performing "Summer Sixteen" but by the time Drizzy does "Child's Play," LeBron simply cannot control his groove anymore ... and goes full fan dance mode.

The USOC dropped the hammer on Ryan Lochte because his full punishment includes a ban from the next swimming National Championships meet ... which could put his swim career in jeopardy.

Lochte is also banned from visting the White House with the rest of Team USA Olympians. TMZ Sports broke the story ... Lochte will be banned from swim meets for 10 months, but the USOC just released the full list of punishments he's facing.

He has to return the money he was awarded for winning a gold medal at the games ... perform 20 hours of community service ... and he will have no access to training centers.

The National Championship ban -- which falls outside his 10 month suspension -- is a real shot, since it also means Lochte can't compete in the World Championships ... which could hamper the 32-year-old's hopes of competing in the 2020 Olympics. On the other hand, Michael Phelps got the same ban, and ended up kicking ass this year.

The other swimmers involved in the Rio incident -- Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger and James Feigen -- got 4 month suspensions ... and will also be banned from the White House visit.

Ryan Lochte was a man of few words after he learned he's being benched for 10 months.

Lochte was on a plane Wednesday afternoon when TMZ Sports broke the story about the USOC's decision to suspend him. When he landed at LAX he was stoic, declining to say if he felt the punishment was too harsh, especially given the 6 months Michael Phelps got for 2 DUIs.

He had more to say about "Dancing With the Stars" ... he has a bad case of the nerves, and says why.

Alistair Overeem has a strong message for Mickey Gall -- SEND CM PUNK BACK TO THE WWE IN TEARS!!!

Teyana Taylor doing what she does best -- and it's so good it hurts.

The "Fade" dancer put on yet another super sexy show ... this time at Kanye West's GOOD music pop-up show Wednesday night at Highline Ballroom in NYC.

BTW ... the guy who grinds up on her at the end ... fiance/baby daddy, Iman Shumpert.

#WeFeelIt

You'd think Lakers star D'Angelo Russell would catch a break at his home court ... instead, he caught a bunch of crap on the way into the Drake concert.

As the 20-year-old walked into Staples Center, a couple of hecklers yelled at him-- "Hide your phone!"

At first, it seemed Russell was going to ignore it -- but moments later, stuck his head back outside the door and yelled something back at the guys.

Our photog says it sounded like he said, "Eat a d**k."

Meet the Met ... well, at least the guy who just signed a minor league deal with the team.

The New York Mets just announced Tim Tebow has signed a minor league contract.

So, what does that mean?

The 29-year-old will begin in the Instructional League -- and could be sent to the Arizona Fall League.

Tebow showed some good power during his workout for MLB teams last week -- despite the fact he hasn't played competitive baseball since high school.

There were rumblings that the Atlanta Braves were interested -- but they didn't move quick enough.

Good luck ...

Nick Young is not only over Iggy Azalea, he hopes she ties the knot with her new BF, French Montana ... then again he could be dripping in sarcasm.

Laya DeLeon Hayes -- the little girl who plays Doc McStuffins on Disney Junior -- could put Colin Kaepernick in an awkward spot.

Our photog got the 12-year-old at the Grove Wednesday, and she told us her dream is to sing the National Anthem at a Lakers game.

She sang part of it for us, and gotta say ... nailed it.

Ex-Baylor head coach Art Briles is apologizing for the way he handled the school's rape scandal ... saying he knows he "did wrong" and vows to be better in the future.

In an interview with ESPN Briles said he's aware "bad things" happened during his tenure in Waco ... and now realizes he failed the school, because the buck stopped with him.

"I understand I made some mistakes, I was wrong. I was the captain of this ship. The captain of the ship goes down with it."

Briles was fired back in May along with several members of the program when an independent investigation found Baylor higher-ups failed to properly address sexual assault allegations against football players.

Briles has said he plans to coach again ... and hired high-powered agent Jimmy Sexton last week in hopes to secure a job in 2017, but is adamant he's not making his apology as part of a job hunt.

Ryan Lochte just got his punishment for his Rio gas station hijinks, and we're told the U.S. Olympic Committee was tough, but not career-ending.

USOC-connected sources tell TMZ Sports ... Lochte has been suspended for 10 months. There are additional sanctions.

We're told the punishment was handed down not just by the USOC but by the IOC and USA Swimming as well.

The punishment is harsher than Michael Phelps' 6 month suspension for his 2 DUIs. The punishment was debated within the USOC, because Phelps put people's lives at risk and Lochte arguably didn't lie about a material fact. We're told some of the USOC decision makers felt Lochte's punishment was too severe.

The other 3 swimmers involved in the Rio incident were also suspended, but for less time. At least one of them got a 4 month suspension.