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Shogo Kubo -- the skateboarding legend whose legendary crew was immortalized in the movie "Dogtown and Z-Boys" -- died while paddle boarding by himself in Hawaii on Tuesday ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Honolulu PD tells TMZ Sports ... witnesses noticed the 54-year-old was having problems in the water and several people swam out to bring him into shore. Emergency personnel tried to revive him, but he was pronounced dead on the beach.

An autopsy will be performed to determine a cause of death, but for now police are saying there is nothing suspicious about it.

It takes a lot to impress UFC middleweight champ Chris Weidman when it comes to fighting ... but CW says Jay Z's performance in the infamous elevator rumble got him some major MMA cred!

Weidman was on BET's "106 & Park" earlier today when he was asked who he thinks would win in a celebrity UFC fight -- Jay Z or 50 Cent.

He made pretty good cases for both rappers ... but at the end of the day, it seems he was more impressed with Hov -- "We know he can take a beating, we saw the elevator footage."

Chris -- who's squaring off with Lyoto Machida at UFC 175 on July 5 -- says Fitty seems like he's got some skills too ... but can he hang with the Lord of the Lift?? We may never know ...

The man suspected of killing Adrian Peterson's 2-year-old son last year has been ARRESTED -- after officials say he kidnapped the child's mother and attacked her.

T-Pain has a very important message for New York Knicks star J.R. Smith ... always use protection.

Pain was at Supper Club in L.A. Tuesday night rolling ... out with his crew on the same type of Can-Am bike J.R. was pushing at Greystone on Sunday.

Big difference though ... J.R. was riding sans helmet, while T-Pain tells TMZ Sports he ALWAYS straps up before he rides.

T-Pain says he's ready to challenge J.R. to a race ... provided the Knicks star is willing to meet his safety requirements.

Your move, J.R.

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree treated 60 of his football campers to a cajun lunch ... and you know kids in Texas are different than most ... when they dine on fried alligator!

Crabtree held his second youth football camp at Southern Methodist University’s Gerald Ford Stadium this week in Dallas ... and took a bunch of the campers out to Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen for a lunch that would not be recommended by the American Heart Association.

Crabtree footed the bill -- which we're told was at least a grand -- and in addition to the alligator, the kids dined on fish and grits, mozzarella sticks, gumbo, and shrimp salad ... among other things.

Sounds like the kids had a full day.

Bruce Springsteen thinks Uruguayan soccer star Luis Suarez should keep his mouth shut on the field, telling TMZ Sports that there's absolutely no room for his canine-like activity.

The Boss was out in NYC yesterday when our photog asked him about the now infamous bite heard 'round the soccer world -- and the rock legend weighed in strong.

Check it out, Bruce also talks about another infamous chomp which he claims was the absolute last gasp for biters.

Nine major health organizations are calling on commissioner Bud Selig and Major League Baseball to totally ban tobacco from ballparks ASAP ... in the wake of Tony Gwynn's death.

TMZ Sports has obtained a letter sent by the American Cancer Society, the American Medical Association and seven other major health orgs ... calling on MLB to honor Gwynn's memory by issuing a blanket prohibition on tobacco at the ballpark.

They write, "It is time to take tobacco out of baseball once and for all -- both for the health of baseball players and to set the right example for America's kids."

In 2011, MLB put in certain restrictions on smokeless tobacco, but it's not an all-out ban.

With Gwynn's passing, several players -- including Addison Reed of the Diamondbacks and Stephen Strasburg of the Nationals -- have announced they are quitting dip.

Don't be fooled by the rocks that he got, he's still Gronk from the block.

That's right ... New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski got down at a Jennifer Lopez concert at Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut on Saturday night ... busting a move to the classic 2002 hit "Jenny from the Block."

It's odd to see a guy like Gronk at a JLo concert ... until you factor in that she is single and is known to have a thing for guys who can dance.

Shawn Stockman thinks LeBron James and the Cavaliers haven't hit the end of the road just yet, telling TMZ Sports Cleveland is ripe for a return of the king.

The R&B legend was at LAX when our photog asked him the 100 million dollar question -- where should LeBron go now that he's opted out of his contract with the Miami Heat?

Shawn's answer proves that he totally meant what he said when he sang It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.

Dominique Wilkins hit up Rucker Park in NYC on Tuesday ... where he showed his jumper is still money, but what you really want to know is ... can he still throw it down?

The Human Highlight Film made an impromptu visit to the legendary playground where he hooped it up with a few insanely lucky kids. 'Nique tells TMZ Sports he hasn't played at Rucker since 1982 ... when he balled with former NBA legends James Worthy and Terry Cummings.

While it's clear 'Nique can still shoot the ball, he turned down a request to see him dunk, telling one onlooker, "Them days long gone, brother."

The woman claiming NFL star Arian Foster knocked her up and then tried to force her to have an abortion has welcomed a baby boy into the world ... and she claims he looks just like daddy.

Brittany Norwood gave birth to Gatsby Alexander Norwood Foster Monday in Houston.

Brittany tells us, "he's perfect." And she wants to make this clear ... the kid looks "identical to my biological father's baby pictures."

TMZ Sports broke the story ... Brittany sued Arian for refusing to pay her medical expenses. Brittany claims when he found out she was pregnant he tried to strong-arm her into getting an abortion.

For his part ... Arian hasn't acknowledged he's the father ... and claims to have recordings proving Brittany is lying about the abortion.

Uruguay All-Star striker Luis Suárez took a huge bite out of opposing defender Giorgio Chiellini this afternoon during the World Cup soccer match with Italy ... and it went UNNOTICED by refs!

The two teams were 80 minutes into the game when Suárez leaned into Chiellini and appeared to chomp down HARD ... both men then tumbled to the ground.

This is the 3rd time Suárez has been accused of using his pearly whites during a game. He was suspended for five games for biting at the beginning of the season.

No cards were issued for the bite.

Notorious bite-receiver Evander Holyfield was apparently watching the match, writing on Twitter, "I guess any part of the body is up for eating."

4:50 PM PT-- FIFA has announced they are investigating Suárez and the bite. If he's found in violation ... he could be suspended.

J.R. Smith has been called hardheaded during his NBA career -- but he took it to a new level when he hit the streets of Hollywood on a 3-wheel motorcycle the other night ... sans helmet!

Smith -- who's set to make $12 million with the New York Knicks over the next 2 seasons -- was leaving Greystone Manor on his Can-Am Spyder ... when we noticed he was cruisin' without a lid.

FYI -- Can-Am recommends all riders rock a helmet when riding on the bike ... because it's just the smart thing to do.

Just ask Ben Roethlisberger ... who suffered head injuries when he crashed his motorcycle in 2006 ... while NOT wearing a helmet.

TMZ Sports has obtained the 911 call made during Hope Solo's alleged violent rampage -- in which the frantic caller tells the operator Solo is "f**king beating people up!"

The call was made early Saturday morning ... when the Team USA soccer star allegedly attacked her sister and her 17-year-old nephew.

The man who called 911 told the operator, "Hope Solo is going psychotic ... she's f**king beating people up!"

He added, "We need help!"

Cops raced to the scene and said the sister and nephew had visible injuries -- and Solo was arrested for domestic violence. Her nephew later said he pulled a BB gun on Solo during the altercation in an effort to stop Solo from continuing her attack.

As if winning the U.S. Open and celebrating with a twerk video wasn't cool enough ... Michelle Wie tells TMZ Sports she once BEAT MICHAEL JORDAN in a round of golf ... for cash!!!

Wie was out in NYC this morning -- schlepping around her U.S. Open trophy -- when she told us MJ is her neighbor ... and every now and then they get on the links together.

So, knowing MJ's penchant for gambling ... we had to ask -- have you ever played Jordan for cash???

Wie smiled and said, "I've won some money off him."

No word on how MUCH she took from His Airness, but MJ is known to gamble with BIG MONEY ... especially on the golf course ... so, Wie probably bought herself a nice steak dinner that night.