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A former Tampa Bay Bucs cheerleader is demanding $661k from the NFL squad -- claiming that's how much cash she and her fellow pom-pommers were underpaid by the team over the last 5 years.

TMZ Sports has obtained a letter that lawyers for Manouchcar Pierre-Val sent to the Bucs org. after she sued the team for allegedly paying the ladies far less than what Florida law dictates for minimum wage.

In her suit, Pierre-Val argued the girls were only paid $100 per game ... and zero for practice time and other team events ... which added up to less than $2-per-hour.

Now, Pierre-Val's team is demanding the team fork over a check for at least $661k that all of the girls who have been on the squad over the last 5 years can split.

Pierre-Val's number is based on the fact the team has roughly 34 women on the squad per season ... which means each lady would be owed close to $4k per year they cheered for the Bucs.

DeSean Jackson says his former agent Drew Rosenhaus violated NFL Player's Association rules by bribing him to sign with his agency back in 2009 with truckloads of cash and a Louis Vuitton bag ... this according to legal docs obtained by TMZ Sports.

Pierre Garcon took it all the way back to 1989 this week ... busting out a live version of "Just a Friend" with rap legend Biz Markie ... and TMZ Sports has the footage.

The Washington Redskins wide receiver was hosting an event for The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington when he got on stage with Biz and belted out his biggest hit ... while a pumped up crowd including many of his Redskins teammates and NBA Superstar John Wall sang along.

The All-White clothing party raised more than $100k for TB&GC ... so, nice work!

Minnesota Vikings receiver Jerome Simpson didn't just complete his 120 hours of court-ordered community service stemming from his DWI ... he clocked in almost 15 EXTRA hours ... TMZ Sports has learned.

According to court documents... Simpson was sentenced to 15 days in jail, 2 years of probation, and 120 hours of community service earlier this year for a November 2013 DWI arrest.

Turns out... it didn't take long for the receiver to log all 120 hours -- AND THEN SOME... because prosecutors tell TMZ Sports Simpson logged an additional 10-15 hours of community service at the P.E.A.S.E. Academy -- a high school geared toward kids who struggle with addiction.

The director of the program tells us Simpson owned up to his actions when talking to the kids -- in the hopes that his honesty would help them steer clear of making the same mistakes he made.

We're told he also "went above and beyond [for the kids] -- attending evening events, sitting with kids, and even serving them lunch." We're told he participated in events like beading (pictured above) and tubing (pictured below).

"To have someone of notoriety and fame in the sports world was a BIG deal to the kids, especially to see him interact, and set a good example for them," the director tells us.

Simpson will remain on parole until 2016 ... at which point, he'll be in the clear ... as long as he keeps his nose clean.

Donald Sterling is pressing more flesh in the Black community these days than Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, and Bill Clinton combined -- and his mea culpa tour made a delicious stop today ... for burgers.

A Chicago Blackhawks fan concocted a diabolical scheme to stick it to L.A. after the Kings beat them in Game 7 last week -- and his nefarious plot worked ... duping an L.A. restaurant into running a video on its TV screens that contained the message, "Hey Kings, Go F**k Yourselves."

The photo of the TV monitor at Silvio's Brazilian BBQ in Hermosa Beach went viral ... showing the King's logo with the F-bomb message spelled out across the bottom of the screen.

Now, TMZ Sports has learned the owner of the place -- which happens to be popular with Blackhawks fans -- is offering an explanation ... pointing the finger at a Chicago supporter.

"Unfortunately, we had a negative incident here at Silvio's after Game 7 of the Blackhawks/Kings game that has offended pretty much everyone in our community," managing partner Doug Howarth said in message to bar patrons.

"A regular of the restaurant, and Blackhawks fan, created a 20 minute highlight video to show after the game. It showed clips from the past season, and general Chicago stuff. At the end of the video, there was a 10-15 second screen shot of the LA Kings banner with the term: "Hey Kings, Go F*** Yourselves". This screen shot is the image that has gone viral."

Howarth added, "I sincerely apologize that something this stupid, un-sportsman like, and vulgar appeared on the tv's at my restaurant. We were not aware that this message was attached to the end of the video."

Howarth insists he's a Kings fan -- and closed the letter by adding, "GKG."

NFL strongman James Harrison is clearly sick of lifting weights ... so he's resorted to lifting former teammates instead -- banging out push ups with NFL star Antonio Brown on his back.

Harrison -- who's currently a free agent -- asked his former Pittsburgh Steelers teammate to sit on his back while he banged out push-ups like it was no big deal ... once again proving he's way stronger than us normies.

For the record, Brown is listed at 186 lbs ... and Harrison is 242 ... so, that's a lot of weight he's pushing around.

Bad news Spurs fans ... the team has announced they've fixed the air conditioning system at the AT&T Center ... which means LeBron James might actually play the whole game next time they face off in San Antonio.

After last night's debacle, temperatures on the court got up to 90 degrees ... and LeBron was carried off the court in pain after complaining of leg cramps.

Portland Trailblazers player Nicolas Batum traveled to Normandy to honor the soldiers who fought and died on D-Day ... and during the ceremony, he shot what he's calling the "picture of the year."

Batum -- who was born in France -- was part of the crowd when 19 world leaders, including President Obama, Vladimir Putin and Queen Elizabeth took part in a memorial to honor the 70th anniversary of the day 160k allied troops stormed the beaches to fight Nazi forces in France.

At one point during the ceremony, Obama and Putin appeared on one of the big screens at the same time (a split screen shot) with Obama facing Putin -- and Putin sporting a less then enthusiastic look on his face. Clearly, Batum was amused.

Los Angeles Lakers star Nick Young and his rap star GF Iggy Azalea ran for the border to celebrate their birthdays ... and they documented every bikini-clad, yacht-riding moment.

The two haven't revealed exactly where they are -- but due to the fact Swaggy was rockin' a poncho and casually dropped the word "Hombre" in an Instagram post ... it seems like their somewhere south of L.A.

One thing we do know ... they're having a blast -- they've posted pics of Iggy showing off her ass, Nick showing off his new Panama hat (plus ripped jean shorts btw) and the incredible resort they're staying at that overlooks the ocean.

Do Hockey players party with zamboni drivers?

Do they fight better with or WITHOUT their skates on?

How do they REALLY feel about Happy Gilmore?

All of these questions answered ... and more ... when a bunch of New York Rangers players went out for sushi in Hollywood last night!!

Derick Brassard, Carl Hagelin, Ryan McDonagh and Brian Boyle hit up Sushi Roku -- and played a speed round of ice-breaker questions with our TMZ Sports photog.

It's pretty fun ... the guys are cool ... and it ALMOST makes us wanna root for the Rangers in the Stanley Cup. Almost.

With their teams both eliminated from the NBA playoffs, former teammates Kevin Durant and James Harden hooked back up in L.A. last night to hit the Hollywood club scene together.
TMZ Sports has footage of the guys -- who played together in Oklahoma City before Harden was traded to Houston -- hitting up Playhouse nightclub with an entourage and a couple of good lookin' females.

The guys got to the club just after midnight ... and left just after 2 AM.

Fun Fact -- Rihanna was at the club at the same time the NBA stars were inside ... but so far, it's unclear if they all hung out.

Gatorade is thirsty ... for a fight -- because last night, the sports drink was talkin' serious SMACK to LeBron James after the NBA star left the game with leg cramps.

Moments after King James was carried off the court like he was dying in San Antonio ... Gatorade went to Twitter and unleashed its inner troll on LeBron, who happens to be a Powerade guy.

Aaron Hernandez has not received a single jailhouse tattoo during his time in the clink, despite reports to the contrary ... officials tell TMZ Sports.

Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson tells us ... investigators searched Hernandez's body after reports surfaced that new ink appeared on his hand after he started his stint in Bristol County Jail.

Some reports had suggested that the tats on the back of his right hand that read, "CBS/WBS IWBTG" -- were administered illegally while behind bars.

But Sheriff Hodgson says the hand tattoo -- along with every other tattoo on the former NFL star's body -- was accounted for when Aaron arrived to the jail.

Translation -- he does NOT have a jailhouse tat.

In fact, we found photos from the day Hernandez was arrested last year ... and you can clearly see the markings on his right hand.

Bob Arum -- one of the most legendary fight promoters of all time -- has hammered out deals with fighters of all races and nationalities ... but says there's a special way to negotiate with Mexicans.

Arum was talking with reporters recently about the chances of setting up a fight between one of his guys and Mexican boxing superstar Juan Manuel Marquez.

That's when Arum uttered those words you know spell trouble ... "Ya gotta know, I don't wanna be racist ..."

Ultimately, Arum's explanation actually makes sense -- it's not like he's Donald Sterling or anything -- but there was probably a better way to make his point.