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"Total Divas" star Ariane Andrew still frets over her turnbuckle pads slipping off DURING a WrestleMania match ... but her co-star Rosa Mendes has the solution to her dilemma.

The WWE stars were leaving Kitson with their fellow Diva Alicia Fox when we asked if they'd ever had a wardrobe malfunction in the ring ... not surprisingly, both Rosa and Ariane pled guilty.

Luckily, Rosa has the trick for making sure it doesn't happen again -- one celebs use all the time on red carpets.

WNBA superstar Britney Griner has a message for the Ohio man begging to be released from jail so he can watch LeBron James play next year ... dude, get a TV.

The All-Star center was at LAX when TMZ Sports asked her about Jason Goudlock, an Ohio prisoner who made headlines for asking for parole from his 20-year sentence ... so he could watch the Cavs.

Peep the clip -- anyone expecting some sympathy from the 6'8" ball swatter will be sorely disappointed.

On the October 1 call -- obtained by TMZ -- Shelly says her gardener saw V. going in a side door of the Sterling mansion ... and she was in a bedroom with Donald.

By the way, Shelly was in France while this was all going down, but repeatedly tells the operator ... V. is "tormenting" Donald.

"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" star Terry Crews tells TMZ Sports ... back when he used to play for the L.A. Rams, the Raiders fans hated his team so much, they THREATENED his wife and family.

Crews -- a former NFL linebacker -- played for the Rams back in 1991 ... back before the Raiders ditched L.A. and moved back to Oakland.

And last night in L.A., Crews told us some of the more insane fans of the Silver and Black took the rivalry so seriously, they threatened his wife and family.

It's pretty crazy stuff -- but Terry tells us it's not the Raiders fans that people need to worry about these days ... there's ANOTHER team in the Bay Area that's even scarier.

He's stalked him by land ... and also by sea ... but now, former boxing champ Shannon Briggs is talking to us about WHY he's hell-bent on fighting Hayden Panettiere's fiance.

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Former WWE wrestler Tommy Dreamer got more than a mouthful at a wrestling show in New York ... and what he got in his mouth will totally gross you out.

Dreamer was in a tag match against Joey Ryan and Candice LaRae earlier this month at an FWE wrestling show ... when he got offended because his opponent was sucking on a blow pop during the bout.

So, Dreamer took the lollipop out of Joey's mouth and started sucking on it himself!! The thing got passed back and forth multiple times ... even AFTER it took a few trips South.

Watch. It's disgusting, and the most 100% NOT FAKE thing you'll see in pro wrestling.

The soul of the sports world just lost a little of its glow ... 'cause Comer Cottrell, the man who popularized the Jheri cdeurl, has died at 82.

Cottrell founded the Pro-Line Corp in the '80s which manufactured the Curly Kit that allowed guys like Deion Sanders, Walter Payton, Pedro Martinez and Sugar Ray Leonard to ruin couches all over the country.

Apparently, there was a lot of money in dripping, because Cottrell was also part owner of the Texas Rangers from 1989-98 ... during which time Sammy Sosa was a proud curl wearer.

Katy Perry is getting major support for playing the Super Bowl Halftime show -- with an Oscar winning rapper vouching for the singer and warning the NFL ... you better not charge her to play!

TMZ Sports spoke with Three 6 Mafia's DJ Paul -- who told us he's thrilled for Katy ... claiming she's the perfect fit for the big game -- and hopes it skyrockets her to another level.

"If you play the Super Bowl, that's a lot of money. You're reaching a whole new fan base. It'd be great for her career."

But DJ Paul says he read the reports about the NFL considering charging halftime acts to perform on their stage -- and says in Katy's case, she deserves a pass.

"Let her do it for free! She's a hot chick. Start charging next year."

We also spoke with Sir Mix-a-Lot ... who agrees with Paul -- the NFL would be INSANE to charge Katy a single cent.

"I wish no artists would pay. Do a concert with Katy Perry, Jay Z, Beyonce on an adjacent channel. Everyone would watch that while a boring f**king marching band plays the halftime show."

Michael Bolton is OBSESSED with golf -- and he's played with some of the most famous people on the planet -- but the singer tells TMZ Sports his favorite celeb to play with is Bill Clinton!!

Bolton's been a regular on the celeb golf circuit for years ... teeing off next to guys like Kevin Costner, Bill Murray Darius Rucker and more -- but MB insists the #1 guy is #42.

Michael usually plays with Bill at Clinton's annual Humana Challenge golf tournament near Palm Springs ... and reportedly has a 9 handicap.

As for Clinton, he's got a 10 handicap.

Good news Lakers fans ... Nick Young's recovery from thumb surgery is going GREAT ... at least according to his superstar GF Iggy Azalea.

Iggy was at LAX yesterday and told TMZ Sports all about how she's pampering the NBA star while he's healing up at home -- starting with gourmet meals served up by Chef Iggy herself.

Besides dishing on Nick's post-surgery diet (lots of kids food) ... Iggy says Nick's found the silver lining in the whole ordeal -- HE'S LOVING THE EXTRA ATTENTION!

Diddy is no dummy ... so when he told us last night that he thinks it's a "great idea" for Rick Ross to buy a piece of the Miami Dolphins, The Boss should probably do it.

Earlier this week, Rick revealed that he sat down with Dolphins big wigs and talked about owning a piece of the NFL team

"It was a real positive conversation," Ross said.

So when we asked Diddy how he felt about it, the hip hop mogul not only gave his blessing ... but asked how he could help make it happen.

BTW -- Diddy doesn't own a team himself, but has stated in the past that he wants to own a MAJORITY stake in an NFL franchise in the future.

He's reportedly worth $580 million ... so it ain't exactly out of the picture.

Iggy Azalea is getting divorced ... TMZ has learned. Thing is, we didn't know she was married and neither did she.

We've obtained divorce docs -- filed in Texas by Hefe Wine (aka Maurice Williams) -- seeking to end what appears to be a common-law marriage.

Wine says he and Iggy "agreed to be married, holding themselves out as man and wife and began residing together in the State of Texas on or about September, 2008." He says they began living separately last year.

In Texas ... a man and a woman who live together for any length of time are considered legally married if they agree to be married and hold themselves out to others as husband and wife.

Iggy's rep tells TMZ ... she NEVER held herself out as Hefe's wife and never agreed to be married.

Hefe is asking the judge to prohibit Iggy from selling various assets they accumulated during the marriage. Iggy and Hefe have been at each other's throats over the rights to music she wrote while they were together -- music worth millions and millions of bucks.

If the judge recognizes the marriage, all of her music during the union becomes community property -- 50/50.

Iggy's rep says this is all a desperate attempt at a money grab.

As for Iggy ... she's now in a year-long relationship with Lakers star Nick Young ... and even nursed him after thumb surgery this week. Now THAT'S love.

TMZ Sports has learned ... someone is trying to shop video and pictures which they claim shows University of Georgia running back Todd Gurley illegally signing memorabilia ... and it could have been what triggered the NCAA to suspend the college football star.

Here's what we know ... the footage purportedly shows Gurley seated inside a car -- signing various helmets, pictures and jerseys.

Sources tell us ... there are photos from two separate autograph sessions and both happened fairly recently.

The people connected to the video are saying Gurley was paid to sign the memorabilia ... in violation of NCAA rules. The people connected to the video tell us Gurley was paid just shy of $2,000 for the two sessions.

We're also told the NCAA -- and UGA officials -- contacted the people shopping the footage ... though it's unclear if the video people cooperated with investigators.

Gurley was suspended indefinitely by UGA on Thursday. UGA would not reveal why he has been suspended.

Ex-NFL star Christian Okoye has ordered his foundation to start directing funds to fight the Ebola outbreak in Africa ... telling TMZ Sports the issue hits close to home because he still has family there.

"I still have immediate and extended family in Nigeria," Okoye says ... "We've been looking into ways my foundation can help."

Okoye's foundation was created to help at-risk youth -- but Christian says the organization will launch a new fundraising campaign specifically to help fight the outbreak in Africa.

Christian says his new initiative will NOT take away funding from the primary objective.

So where will Okoye direct the new funds?

"Ultimately we need to build hospitals to treat people," Okoye says ... "If they don't have the facilities, the disease will spread. This could get out of hand."

NFL star Adrian Peterson admitted he "smoked a little weed" and could fail a court-ordered drug test ... this according to court docs ... and now prosecutors are gunning to throw the NFL star in jail.

Peterson had to submit to a court-ordered drug test as a condition of his bond in his child abuse case in Texas ... and according to the docs, he submitted to a urine test on Wednesday.

According to the docs, during the testing process, Peterson admitted to an employee of the company that conducted the testing that he recently "smoked a little weed."

Now, prosecutors say that is a direct violation of the terms of his bond -- and have asked the court to order he be arrested.

When you pay $6,500 for world class boobs, it's almost offensive if people DON'T look ... at least according to one WWE superstar.

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