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Sorry wrestling fans, but you ain't gonna smell what The Rock is cookin' at Wrestlemania next year ... 'cause the dude says he can't risk messing up his million dollar face!!

Rock was out in NYC yesterday -- nicest guy ever btw -- when we asked about a possible cameo at Wrestlemania XXXI.

His response -- hilarious ... but it's a little puzzling since he was just on "Monday Night Raw" this week and even got physical with another wrestler.

Worth noting -- the other wrestler never touched The Rock ... it was just The Rock throwing a few punches at the other guy.

Boxer Jermain Taylor didn't just admit that he shot his cousin back in August -- you can hear him on the 911 call warning cops to get to the scene "before I kill him"

TMZ Sports has obtained the 911 call made by the boxing champ's wife back in August -- when she told authorities that her husband had shot an "intruder" who was on their property in Arkansas.

"We had some intruders on our property," Taylor's wife told the operator.

Moments later you can hear Jermain say, "I shot one of them – better come get him before I kill him."

Cops eventually got to the scene -- and ARRESTED Taylor for 1st degree battery and aggravated assault.

Cops believe Taylor shot his cousin following an argument.

We're told Taylor's case is still pending -- but no charges have been filed yet and no court date has been set.

NFL player accused of attacking someone? Suspended.

NBA player accused of assault? Suspended.

Boxer accused of SHOOTING SOMEONE?? Well, you can fight for the title!!!

At least, that's what happened last night when Jermain Taylor -- who won the IBF Middleweight title in Mississippi ... just 2 months after he was arrested for allegedly shooting his cousin.

As we first reported, cops say Taylor FESSED UP to shooting his cousin during a domestic dispute in Arkansas back in August.

But despite the fact he was arrested for 1st degree battery and aggravated assault -- the powers that be in the boxing world ALLOWED Taylor to get in the ring and fight for the title.

It's FULL BLOWN WAR in the Adrian Peterson child abuse case -- with the prosecutor CALLING OUT THE JUDGE ... as an incompetent, trash-talking jerk who can't be trusted with the AP case.

TMZ Sports has obtained new court docs filed by the District Attorney of Montgomery County, TX ... who claims Judge Kelly Case didn't just call him a "media whore" behind his back -- he's been openly trashing the D.A.'s office for months.

As we previously reported, the D.A. demanded Judge Case apologize for the "media whore" comments during Wednesday's hearing -- and got it -- but now, the D.A. says the hostility runs much deeper than nasty comments.

According to the docs, the D.A. says Judge Case has unfairly blamed prosecutors for the media's unfavorable coverage of his mistakes on the bench ... and has showed a personal bias against the District Attorney.

Plus, the D.A. says Judge Case has had more of his decisions overturned on appeal than any other judge in the county ... proving he's constantly making bad rulings.

For his part, Judge Case laughed off the suggestion that he should recuse himself from the case at Wednesday's hearing -- but the D.A. is dead serious.

Donald Trump tells TMZ Sports ... he's not upset that he wasn't able to strike a deal to buy the Buffalo Bills -- because it would have been a bad investment anyway.

Trump was one of the big names in the hunt for the NFL team -- which ultimately sold to business mogul Terry Pegula for $1.4 BILLION.

But when we asked Trump about the situation Wednesday night, he didn't seem bothered by it at all ... telling us he didn't think it was a great financial move anyway.

It's like a modern day Ethel Merman and Ray Middleton ... 'cause anything Shaq can do, Grant Hill thinks he can do better -- including movies!

The former NBA star -- who now appears in an AT&T commercial -- was out at Mr. Chow Wednesday night when we asked if he would ever consider taking his talents from TV to the big screen.

"If Shaq can do it, I can do it," Hill told us.

Of course, Grant's gonna need to move quick if he wants to catch up with The Big Fella ... 'cause Shaq's appeared in 16 flicks in his movie career!!!

Bravo's Andy Cohen is a HUUUUGE St. Louis Cardinals fan ... he even named his dog after a player ... and he's got some great advice for the team before their next playoff game -- GET LAID!!!

Andy was out in NYC Wednesday when we asked how he felt about pre-game sex ... since so many World Cup teams BANNED their players from banging during the tourney.

But Andy is all about it ... telling us, "They should burn it out, let the poison out!"

Ex-NFL star Larry Johnson has been sued by the man he allegedly ATTACKED WITH A BROKEN BOTTLE at a Miami hotel ... claiming LJ is a violent thug who scarred him for life.

TMZ Sports obtained the lawsuit filed by Drew Johnson -- a club promoter who says he was "minding his own business" in the VIP section of the club inside the Delano hotel on Oct. 7th when he was attacked by a "heavily intoxicated" LJ.

Drew claims LJ "broke a bottle and then began using the bottle as a weapon, cutting [Drew] with the intent on causing serious bodily injury."

As we previously reported, Drew required several stitches to close the gash on his arm he claims he sustained during the fight.

In the suit, Drew points out he's only 5'8", 150lbs ... and LJ is 6'2", 230 lbs ... and explains he couldn't have provoked the fight because "no one in their right mind would pick a fight or get into an altercation with [Johnson]."

Drew says he's suffered physical pain, loss of capacity for the enjoyment of life, physical scarring and disfigurement and medical expenses ... and he's demanding more than $15k.

As for LJ, he was arrested for aggravated battery -- and was released on $7,500 bail.

We reached out to Larry for comment -- so far no word back.

A former heavyweight boxing champ who's OBSESSED with fighting Wladimir Klitschko has taken his pursuit to the sea ... chartering a boat to HARASS Klitschko this morning while he was out paddleboarding in Miami.

The video is maniacal -- showing Shannon Briggs hammering Klitschko with taunt after taunt ... while buzzing right by the guy ... eventually knocking him off his paddle board.

At one point during the incident, you can see and hear Klitschko tell Briggs, "You crossed the line."

Briggs has been all over Klitschko recently in an effort to coerce him into stepping back in the ring so they can fight.

Briggs recently found WK while he was eating lunch at an Italian restaurant and ignited a physical confrontation in which Briggs cut his foot on broken glass and ended up in the hospital.

The Raiders NEED Los Angeles ... and Los Angeles NEEDS the Raiders -- so says Hollywood legend Louis Gossett Jr. who tells TMZ Sports it's time to bring the Silver & Black back to where they belong.

Louis -- who recently appeared on "Celebrity Ghost Stories" -- says L.A. is still haunted by the ghosts of it's NFL past ... even since the Raiders left L.A. for Oakland back in '95.

The only way to exercise the demon??? BRING 'EM BACK!!!

Michael Jackson's son Prince is NOT on The Money Team ...despite what Floyd Mayweather believes ... at least that's what Jermaine Jackson told us yesterday.

Jermaine says there's a perfectly good explanation for why Prince Jackson was rolling around in a TMT truck -- but it has NOTHING to do with the fact he supports the boxer.

Check out the clip -- you buyin' what Jermaine is sellin'?

Make sure to check out the brand NEW episode of "TMZ Hollywood Sports" on Reelz -- every weekday at 8pm ET, 5pm PT.

Fireworks in the Adrian Peterson child abuse case today ... as AP's lawyer demanded a rush order on the trial so the NFL star could get back on the field.

But here's the craziest part -- prosecutors asked the judge to RECUSE himself from the case because he recently referred to AP's lawyer Rusty Hardin as a "whore" ... specifically a "media whore."

The prosecutor says the judge also called HIM a "media whore" as well.

The judge was taken aback -- and insisted he was just trying to be funny when he made the comments ... but the prosecutor wasn't laughing and demanded an apology.

Get this ... THE JUDGE DID APOLOGIZE ... and then advised the prosecutor to file a formal request laying out his arguments as to why he should step down.

Hardin then chimed in ... "For the record, I don’t take offense to it judge. I’ve been called much worse."

Meantime, AP's lawyer told the judge he wanted to schedule the trial ASAP for 2 big reasons:

1) AP is unable to play in the NFL until this legal situation is resolved and he wants to get back on the field THIS SEASON.

2) He believes AP is "getting killed" in the media and can't fight back outside the courtroom.

He also says AP is "chomping at the bit" to defend himself publicly but has been advised by his lawyers to not fight the battle in the headlines.

The judge set a trial date for December 1st ... but AP's lawyer says he's going to push to move the date up to November if another case falls off the docket.

This is a VERY COOL moment caught on tape ... when NFL star Dwight Freeney meets up with Kobe Bryant -- and gives a bunch of kids in an after-school program the surprise of their lives!!!

It all went down in San Diego on October 6th -- Dwight took 10 kids from the After School All Stars program (helping at-risk youth) to watch the Lakers take on the Denver Nuggets.

But after the game, the gang went to a VIP area ... where they all got to meet The Black Mamba!!

Check out the clip -- the kids are pumped, Kobe's pumped, Dwight's pumped ... and they all took pics to memorialize the special moment.

Pretty cool, right?

It's got all the right genes ... a PGA dad and an NHL legend grandpa ... but are Dustin Johnson and Paulina Gretzky hoping their fetus takes up golf or hockey??

The newly engaged -- and newly pregnant -- couple were out at LAX yesterday when we asked ... if the kid goes pro in a sport -- are you hoping it picks up the clubs or the sticks?

You can tell Dustin's excited about his baby on the way -- but when we asked about the due date, he wouldn't get into specifics.

Ex-NFL star Larry Johnson's brawling ways got him 86'd from Miami's hottest nightclubs ... even BEFORE he got arrested because the guy's been making violent threats against club owners and promoters.

Sources in multiple MIA clubs tell TMZ Sports ... Johnson was banned earlier this year after folks around town started noticing his combative behavior. One source described him as a "walking time bomb."

We're told top celeb hangouts Mansion, Mokai, Set, Story and Liv (where the Miami Heat always hang out) ... all put the kibosh on Johnson, and he's clearly pissed about it. Just last week he posted (and then deleted) an Instagram saying he'd whoop the asses of club people.

We broke the story... Johnson was arrested Tuesday morning after cops say he attacked a man with broken glass inside a bar at the Delano Hotel.

Adrian Peterson did not use funds from his charity to pay for a hotel room where an orgy allegedly took place ... and claims he's never taken money from his charity for his own personal use.

The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported this week, Peterson was accused of using a credit card linked to his charity to pay for a hotel room in 2011 for himself, his brother, his uncle and four women.

But a rep for Peterson's foundation tells TMZ Sports ... Peterson has never used a foundation credit card for any personal expenses. In fact, the rep says Peterson never even had a foundation credit card.

The report specifically names Peterson's uncle as the one who used the credit card on a hotel room in 2011 ... but the foundation rep says the uncle never had a card either.