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Not even a diamond-crusted wonderbra could make Brazilian supermodels Adriana Lima and Alessandra Ambrosio happy after their team got SMACKED AROUND by zee Germans yesterday.

The ladies had thrown on their finest Team Brazil jerseys ... and went to an NYC restaurant ... in hopes they would be able to loudly brag about Brazil making the World Cup final.

Instead, Adriana looked like she was fighting back tears ... like most of the Brazil fans who were at the game ... and Alessandra was so mad, she flashed a duck-faced thumbs down to the paps!!!

Meanwhile, over at Heidi Klum's pad ...

Doesn't matter that he's gone from lineman to congressman ... ex-Eagles star Jon Runyan tells TMZ Sports he could still take former NFL rival Michael Strahan ... and gives a great reason why.

40-year-old Runyan was walking around Capitol Hill yesterday when we asked if he felt Strahan has "gone soft" since taking over morning host duties on "GMA."

Runyan's response is classic.

For the record, the two had a very heated rivalry on the field -- who can forget when Strahan ran him over in the 2000 NFC Championships -- but off the field, they actually had a ton of respect for each other.

In fact, Strahan has said Runyan is one of the top 2 players he ever faced ... ever.

Brazil's humiliating 7-1 loss to Germany wasn't just bad ... it might be the most EMBARRASSING thing that's ever happened to a World Cup team ... so says Piers Morgan.

The former CNN host -- and die-hard soccer fan -- was out at Madeo last night when he WENT OFF on Brazil ...

"The most incredible thing I've ever watched in my entire 49 years of watching football," Morgan said ... "It was like an abattoir. A footballing abattoir."

For the record, "abattoir" is a fancy French word for "slaughterhouse."

Colin Kaepernick's giant new tattoo took 27 long painful hours to complete -- over 3 days -- with one of the top celebrity tattoo artists in L.A. wielding the needle ... TMZ Sports has learned.

As we previously reported, Colin recently had biblical imagery symbolizing "money is the root of all evil" tatted on his left torso. Now, we've learned the guy who applied the tat is Carlos Torres of Timeline Gallery tattoo shop in L.A. ... an artist who's worked on huge stars like 50 Cent and Nas.

Torres tells TMZ Sports ... Colin initially reached out on Instagram to inquire about a session, after being referred through a friend.

"He sent me a drawing of his idea ... There was a lot going on so I simplified it. Not every piece of art makes a great tattoo, so I refined it so it'd be a great tattoo. But Colin came up with the concept."

Torres explains ... "We did three sittings. They were each eight, nine hours long. The side of the ribs are a painful area, but Colin laid there like a rock."

Torres wouldn't tell us how much Colin paid for the art work, but says he usually runs around $250 per hour ... and he still has a few hours of work left before Colin's tat is complete. So, figure CK's total bill will run upwards of $7,500.

4:50 PM PT -- The hearing is over ... and Donald was his usual unlikable self in the court room.

During the hearing, he trashed his wife Shelly ... saying, "It’s ludicrous to think she could run a corporation. She’s beautiful, but she can’t run anything”

He also called Shelly's lawyer a "smart ass."

Donald told the court he believes he could strike a BETTER deal than Shelly for the Clippers -- saying he could fetch between $2.5 and $5 billion for the team.

Cue the band ... Donald Sterling is finally in court to "face the music" in a Los Angeles courtroom.

Sterling snuck into the courthouse -- dodging reporters and photogs outside -- and took a seat for his trial to determine who gets to sell the Clippers.

Shelly Sterling is also in court. She did not hide as she silently walked into court earlier this morning.

Donald is expected to testify today ... after skipping day one of the trial. Shelly's attorney had called Donald out and claimed he was "on the run."

Stay tuned ...

Forget "U Don't Have to Call" ... Cleveland Cavaliers part-owner Usher says he's absolutely down to get on the phone with LeBron James if it will help the team sign the NBA superstar.

Usher was hanging out at 103.5 KISS FM in Chicago today when he was asked if he would personally get involved in the recruiting of King James.

"I will say that I’m not too prideful to pick up a phone and make a call," Usher admitted.

Seems the people of Ohio are ready to let bygones be bygones when it comes to LeBron James -- with the senior Senator from the Buckeye State telling TMZ Sports he's ready for the King to return.

We spoke with Senator Sherrod Brown out in D.C. today ... where he told us he's "thrilled" about reports that LeBron is considering a return to the Cavaliers.

"I mean, I'd love to have LeBron back," Brown said ... "It's his home. It's where he grew up."

Richard Sherman is about to dominate another NFL opponent, 'cause his Seattle teammate Jeron Johnson tells TMZ Sports the Seahawks star is about to shut down the 'Madden Curse'.

Johnson was out at Boa in L.A. yesterday when our photog asked him the question -- will Richard succumb to the evil juju that surrounds the cover of the legendary Madden video game.

Check out the clip, it's clear Jeron doesn' think Sherman has anything to worry about -- even if the Madden Curse has seemingly taken out pro-bowlers like Garrison Hearst and Daunte Culpepper.

...And Dorsey Levens
...And Marshall Faulk
...And Shaun Alexander
...And Peyton Hillis

Get it?

Jerry Sandusky's adopted son is finally going public about the years of sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of the former Penn State Football coach ... in an emotional interview with Oprah.

Matthew Sandusky sat down with Winfrey for a special for OWN that will air on July 17th -- and according to the network, he will reveal "never-before-heard details of the sexual abuse he experienced as a child at the hands of his adopted father, and why he is choosing to speak out now."

Matthew says the abuse started when he was just 10-years-old ... and at first, he thought he was the only victim.

Matthew also told Oprah, "At bedtime, his ritual began."

Tiger Woods still has another 20 years of golf left in him ... and WILL WIN AGAIN ... so says golf junkie Anthony Anderson.

The "Black-ish" star -- who also hosts "Golf in America" on the Golf Channel -- was leaving LAX yesterday when we asked if he thinks Tiger will ever regain his pre-divorce, skeezer-heavy, championship form.

For the record, people have been TRASHING Woods in the media -- his former swing coach says he simply doesn't care about the game anymore.

Golfer Curtis Strange says Tiger is "telling a lie to himself" if he thinks he's going to win the British Open this weekend.

But Anthony says the guy is not a friggin' loser -- and could be great again ... but there's one HUGE catch.

A 47-year-old competitive eater DIED during a hot dog eating competition in South Dakota on July 3rd ... after choking on one of the hot dogs.

Walter Eagle Tail was participating in a 4th of July weekend contest at Way Park in Custer, SD when witnesses say he began to choke.

Paramedics were called to the scene and tried to help ... but they were too late.

Custer County Sheriff Rick Wheeler told the Rapid City Journal, "There was someone doing CPR when we arrived ... Basically, he probably just suffocated. It got lodged in his throat and they couldn't get it out."

Wheeler added, "It all happened within minutes."

Jim Brown's 1964 Cleveland Browns championship ring is 100% NOT stolen property ... despite allegations from the NFL legend ... this according to the auction house that's selling the item.

TMZ Sports spoke with Josh Evans -- founder of Lelands Sports Auction House -- who tells us he originally obtained the ring in 1998 from a family member who got it as a gift from Brown himself.

Evans says at the time of the purchase, the item and the seller were vetted -- and the Auction House determined the family member was the rightful and legal owner of the ring.

Evans says ... after he purchased the item in '98, Brown himself visited Evans at a trade show and asked if he could check out the ring. Evans says Brown was polite during the interaction, but was clearly upset the ring was up for sale.

Eventually, Evans says the ring was sold to a collector ... who has gone back to Evans to sell the ring at auction ... which is set to end on July 25th. The ring is expected to fetch more than $250k.

But Brown is clearly upset about the sale -- telling TwinCities.com the ring was "stolen from me in the '60s" ... and adding, "Whoever got it should know that I didn’t give it up."

Evans says he believes Brown is misdirecting his anger -- telling us he thinks the NFL legend is simply disappointed that a family member would sell such a treasured item.

Evans says he's dealt with several athletes who make similar allegations -- and says they're usually upset that "things got out of their control. They're embarrassed or angry at family members and they lash out."

What happens when you fall off the horse??? You get on a model ... at least that's what recently single golf superstar Rory McIlroy is reportedly doing out in Ireland.

NY Giants co-owner Steve Tisch tells TMZ Sports ... if Johnny Manziel was one of his players, he'd be "concerned" about the 21-year-old prodigy.

Tisch was out in Beverly Hills yesterday when we asked if Manziel's partying habits should sound any alarms for the honchos at the Cleveland Browns organization.

And while Tisch praised the ownership in Cleveland and made it clear he's rooting for Johnny to be a success in the NFL, he told us he'd be worried about the kid if he played for the G-Men.

Then again, Tisch also explained why Johnny wasn't drafted to the team to begin with -- "I think if you sorta look at the culture and the history of the Giants, [Johnny] really doesn't fit the profile of, historically, NY Giants football players."