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But the man who stole the show was J.R. -- who thew down a pair of nasty dunks ... including an impressive 2-handed reverse tomahawk.

We're told J.R. and Melo played on the same squad during the game -- and unlike most of last season, they actually emerged victorious.

ATL Falcons RB Steven Jackson is blowing up in the art world -- in fact, TMZ Sports has learned he sold more than HALF of the work he displayed at a recent L.A. show ... with one piece raking in $7k!!

Jackson's artistic side was featured on HBO's "Hard Knocks" -- where cameras rolled at his first exhibit back in July. Jackson's work is based off photographs he's taken all over the world.

We spoke with a rep for the Hamilton-Selway Fine Art gallery (where the show took place) who tells us Jackson sold 13 of the 23 pieces that were on display -- ranging from $3,500 to $7,000.

"[Steven] did great," the rep said ... "Normally, it’s a mix when you have a celebrity exhibit -- but we had high-end collectors who bought some of his pieces."

We're told the big seller was a piece called "Amazon" -- which sold to a private collector for $7k.

And get this -- Steven's former Rams teammate Chris Long didn't just come to support the guy, he bought a piece called "Game Day."

The gallery is so pumped about Steven's work -- they're planning to feature his work in a show on the East Coast ... but we're told that will probably take place next year ... after football season.

Jerry Maguire did not complete Scott Boras-- in fact, the super-agent tells TMZ Sports the '96 flick was a blueprint on how NOT to handle a player-agent relationship in the real world.

Boras -- who reps some of the biggest stars in MLB and famously negotiated Alex Rodriguez's $275 million mega deal in 2007 -- was at LAX this weekend when he told us the Tidwell-Maguire bromance in the movie is bad for business.

"The best thing you can do for a player probably is to handle that a little bit differently ... make sure he's more about decision making and what he needs to do and more about his relationship with his loved ones and your relationship is probably more of a professional one."

To quote Bob Sugar ... "It's not 'show friends' -- It's show business."

Joey Chestnut has reclaimed his title as KING OF THE GYOZAS ... eating 384 of the dumplings in 10 minutes this weekend ... shattering the world record.

TMZ Sports has the footage ... showing the legendary competitive eater dominating reigning gyoza-eating champ Matt Stonie ... who put down 377 potstickers at the Day-Lee Foods World Gyoza Eating Championships in L.A.

It's a HUGE improvement for both Chestnut and 22-year-old Stonie -- who fell way short of 300 when they battled last year.

After the competition, Chestnut told us he KNEW he was gonna crush the record ... but didn't expect Stonie to finish so close.

"A win's a win though."

Next up for Chestnut -- the World Rip Eating Championships at the Nugget in Sparks, NV ... where he'll try to defend his title for the 5TH straight year!

Seems Ronda Rousey is one step closer to making an official WWE cameo ... because the UFC champ was hangin' with one of the greatest wrestling managers in history this weekend.

Rousey and her crew (dubbed the 4 Horsewomen) hit up SummerSlam Sunday night in L.A. -- where they rubbed elbows backstage with Brock Lesnar's manager Paul Heyman.

Our sources tell us Rousey and Heyman got along great -- and Ronda (a huge wrestling fan) was stoked to meet the guy.

As we previously reported ... Rousey has expressed interest in a guest wrestler role at WrestleMania 31 in SF next year -- and she wants the 4 Horsewomen in her corner.

No word if Rousey and Heyman talked shop when they hung out this weekend -- but Heyman has worked with other UFC stars in the past (including Lesnar) so he could be the perfect guy to make Ronda's WWE dreams come true.

Don't worry UFC fans, we're told Ronda's #1 passion is MMA -- and she's not planning on giving that up anytime soon -- she's just a huge WWE fanatic and thinks a WWE cameo would be fun.

Here's beach volleyball goddess Kerri Walsh Jennings hangin' with Vince Vaughn after winning a huge tourney in SoCal this weekend ... flaunting a set of abs that would make The Situation jealous.

Along with her partner April Ross, the 36-year-old mother of 3 took first place in the AVP Manhattan Beach Open for the second straight year -- the 7th time she's won the tourney in her career.

A ton of stars crashed the beach for the event -- including Blake Griffin and Steve Nash ... who was showin' off a 6-pack of his own.

If only he could keep his back as healthy as his front.

He rejected Ethel Kennedy.

He rejected LeBron James.

He even rejected Justin Bieber!!

And it seems pretty clear ... President Barack Obama believes images showing the POTUS dousing himself in ice water would be damaging to the presidency.

To be fair, Obama has said he'd donate money to ALS charities ... but he refuses to pour the water on his head -- despite the fact several politicians have already done it (including Chris Christie, Bobby Jindal and Joe Kennedy III).

He's still got it.

Mike Tyson is still the champ when it comes to slap-boxing ... and Jon Jones learned that the hard way outside of WWE SummerSlam in L.A. Sunday night.

The two were goofin' around in front of Staples Center -- when the fighters squared off ... with some open-handed pugilism.

Jones handled himself pretty well ... until Mike moved to his inside and tagged the UFC superstar right on the jaw -- and even Jones admits if the brawl was full-force ... "He'd kill me."

Now that's a fight we'd LOVE to see.

For the first time in months, Donald Sterling seems to have his feet planted firmly in reality -- with the ousted Clippers owner telling TMZ Sports, "I'm finished. I'm over."

Sterling was out in Beverly Hills over the weekend when our photog walked up to him and ask about the latest with the Clippers saga -- and that's when Donald shooed our guy away saying, "I'm finished. I'm over."

It's an interesting comment -- considering on Wednesday, the judge denied Donald's last-ditch effort to block the sale of the Clips to Steve Ballmer.

Brock Lesnar's appetite was still in full effect after his epic SummerSlam victory Sunday night ... so he decided to wash down John Cena with a steak dinner.

Lesnar hit up Morton's in downtown Los Angeles with Paul Heyman after becoming the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. He brought his championship belts with him to dinner ... and they still have Cena's name on them!

But Lesnar didn't let his performance rest on its laurels ... he was still talking serious smack about Cena even after the match. He also drops a hint about the future of dual belts.

Christy Mack faces a long road to recovery after being viciously beaten ... allegedly by War Machine ... but a Bev HIlls plastic surgeon has come to the rescue.

Dr. Harrison H. Lee has reached out to Mack ... offering facial reconstructive work for free. Dr. Lee says he feels a special responsibility because he's trained in mixed martial arts and knows it should never be abused.

It's unclear if Mack is down with the offer ... but it sounds like a good deal.

As TMZ previously reported, Mack's porn star friends have been raising money on her behalf ... nearly $65,000 so far on GiveForward.com.

It might finally be time for the Washington Redskins to fall back in the war over the team name ... because Pocahontas herself is taking a stand, telling TMZ Sports everything about the organization sends a horrible signal, especially, to young women.

We didn't hold a seance -- the real Pocahontas died in 1617 -- but we did talk to Irene Bedard … and the voice of the Native heroine in 2 Disney movies is so pissed about the "Redskins" name, she said using it is like wanting to call yourself the n-word.

Irene, whose ancestry is Inuit, Inupiat and Metis ... told us she understands fans have pride for their team symbol -- but they don't realize the logo is also insulting 500 nations of native people.

In particular, she's really upset about some of the costumes the cheerleaders have worn through the years -- calling them over sexualized and "degrading" to proud Native American women like herself.

Irene added, "You think the only people who are people, are the people who look and think like you. But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger, you'll learn things you never knew you never knew."

She didn't, really ... but that would've been awesome. Who doesn't love "Colors of the Wind"?

WWE Superstar Titus O'Neil made friends with a homeless man on the streets of L.A. Saturday night ... and now, they're bffs.

O'Neil had some leftover food from dinner ... and decided to hit the streets around his hotel to find a homeless person -- when he ran into John from Detroit.

Titus says, "What was supposed to be a quick encounter turned into a few hours of learning and laughter with a complete stranger."

The 37-year-old wrestler introduced John to other wrestlers in town for Sunday's SummerSlam ... and hung out with him in the hotel.

Charlotte Hornets guard Jannero Pargo better have a good season, because he's going to need a nice new contact after a judge gave his ex Malaysia a nice support deal.

As TMZ Sports first reported, Malyasia -- who stars on the VH1 show "Basketball Wives LA" -- filed for divorce from Jannero back in May. They have 3 kids together, a 7-year-old and 3-year-old twins.

According to docs filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, Malaysa (whose real name is Laquisha) was awarded primary physical custody, while the couple will share legal custody.

Jannero was ordered to pay $15,380/month in child support and another $7,500/month in spousal support. He's also been ordered to fork over $25,000 for her attorneys' fees.

Jannero recently a signed a one-year deal with the Hornets, with some reports putting his salary at a little under $1.5 million for the season.