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Kurt Busch is adamant he did not lay a single finger on his ex-girlfriend during an argument back in September ... claiming she's making the whole thing up in a shameless cash grab ... sources close to Busch tell TMZ Sports.

As we previously reported, the NASCAR driver is being investigated for an alleged domestic assault on his ex Patricia Driscoll at Dover International Speedway on the weekend of Sept. 26th.

Sources close to Busch tell us ... the couple had broken up about a week before the incident -- and Busch was surprised when she showed up to his motorhome.

We're told ... Busch acknowledges they got into an argument -- but claims it never got physical.

Sources tell us ... Driscoll has told authorities Busch choked her inside the motorhome.

TMZ Sports spoke with Busch's attorney Rusty Hardin who tells us, "This allegation is a complete fabrication by a woman who has refused to accept the end of a relationship and Mr. Busch vehemently denies her allegations in every respect."

He adds, "The Dover Police Department has been informed that Mr. Busch will fully cooperate with their investigation and he expects to be vindicated when the entire truth of the situation comes to light."

And there's this -- we're told ... days after the incident, Busch's lawyer was contacted by a person claiming to represent Driscoll looking to negotiate a monetary settlement.

We're told that attorney resigned from representing Driscoll just days later.

We also spoke with police who tell us Driscoll didn't report the alleged assault until Nov. 5th -- six weeks after the incident.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kurt Busch is under investigation by police in Delaware in an alleged domestic assault case.

Details are scarce so far, but Busch's girlfriend told the AP the allegations involved an incident inside his motorhome at a race in Dover.

Busch has yet to be charged with any crime.

In a statement, the Dover Police Department said Friday, "At this time, the department is still investigating the victim’s claims and will not have any further comment on this matter in order to preserve the integrity of the case."

Jameis Winston's teammates are rallying around the QB -- telling TMZ Sports there's NO WAY Winston was shaving points during the Louisville game ... saying, "He cares about winning too much."

We spoke to FSU football players who didn't want to be named who told us ... Jameis was playing as hard and as intense as he always does when he took the field on October 30th.

We're told the team has been buzzing about the report that Jameis allegedly point-shaved in the 1st half to help his friend win a bet ... but the overwhelming opinion in the locker room is that it's complete B.S.

Willis McGahee's a man who knows what he likes ... and he REALLLYY likes WNBA star Maya Moore.

The former NFL running back was hosting a charity event at Couture nightclub in Hollywood Thursday night when he told us he's got a big crush on the 25-year-old basketball phenom.

By the way, he's not the only huge sports star infatuated with Moore -- DeMarcus Cousins had a thing for her back in the day ... but Maya shot him down.

Willis hopes he stands a better chance ... even delivering a personal message for her.

Good luck.

New reports have surfaced alleging Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston was involved in a point shaving scheme to help an old high school teammate win a $5,000 bet.

According to the report, Winston tanked the 1st half of the FSU vs. Louisville game on October 30th ... after his buddy Chris Rabb allegedly placed a bet for Louisville to be winning at halftime.

Winston's play in the 1st half was atrocious ... and FSU was down 21-7.

FSU eventually came back and won the game -- but according to the report, the final score had no bearing on Rabb's bet.

FYI -- point shaving is illegal and punishable by up to 5 years in prison.

So far, it's unclear if law enforcement is investigating -- but we're working to find out if that's the case.

7:55 AM PT -- We spoke with a rep for the FBI who tells us, "We are the agency that would investigate these claims."

Serena Williams says there's a damn good reason she didn't run the NYC Marathon with her good friend Caroline Wozniaki ... "My ass is too big."

The tennis superstar talked her butt -- and a whole lot more -- during an "Ask Me Anything" thing on Twitter this morning ... even revealing that she "desperately" wants to have children.

Another interesting moment ... when asked if she was single, Serena wrote ... "Not by choice."

Sad, right?

Big Sean is taking some serious heat over his new football-themed music video -- ripping the rapper as a clueless fake sports fan ... after he showed a wide receiver wearing #77!!!

The video in question is "I Don't F**k with You" -- which is set in a high school football stadium and features Big Sean as the star quarterback.

Which brings us to the first issue ... he's wearing #88 ... which is NOT a typical QB number.

It gets worse ... the wide receiver on Sean's team is wearing #77 ... a typical lineman's number.

There's more ... Kanye plays a coach wearing a mock turtleneck (who does that?) -- and people are also upset that players are chugging Red Bull on the sidelines instead of Gatorade or water.

Here are some of the comments floating around on Twitter ...

-- "crazy how that big sean video ruined football, red bull, and the phrase "on fleek" in less than six minutes"

-- "IDFWU video. If you love football it'll make you mad cause Big Sean is a QB who's number is 88. And a receiver number is 77."

-- "Big Sean don't know anything about football smh how you a quarterback and you number 88? Lol n the receiver 77?"

-- "@bigsean why is #77 running a fly route?"

Vince Neil and ex-NBA baller Chris Herren know far too much about drug and and alcohol addiction, but found a way to put their experiences to good use ... for a NJ rehab center.

Sources tell us the Mötley Crüe front man and Herren were instrumental in raising more than $100K for Turning Point ... a drug and alcohol rehab facility that hosted a big charity gala last month.

Herren -- who documented his battle with drugs in his book "Basketball Junkie" -- was guest of honor at the gala ... and talked about how he overcame addiction.

We're told Neil helped raise cash by donating a pair of floor seats and backstage passes for the Crüe's final concert in NYC ... which were auctioned off to the highest bidder.

Vince didn't perform at the gala, but he did introduce the band Going Dark and some up and coming local rockers.

Boxing legend Leon Spinks is finally walking, talking and smiling again ... after a medical scare stemming from a chicken bone accident ... TMZ Sports has learned.

As we previously reported, Spinks was hospitalized -- and was in pretty bad shape -- after swallowing a chicken bone ... which got lodged in his intestine.

We spoke with Leon's attorney Steve Pacitti who tells us the former champ is still in the hospital -- but he's making tremendous progress.

"He's healing. He's on the road to recovery," Pacitti tells TMZ Sports ... "I went to see him the other night and when I walked in he flashed a huge smile. He's in great spirits."

Charlamagne Tha God tells TMZ Sports he's heard the diss track that NY Knicks star Iman Shumpert aimed at him -- and he has one response ... STICK TO BASKETBALL.

We broke the story ... Iman dropped a single this week called "#HowToHate" in which he blasts Charlamagne as a two-faced smack-talker. Naturally, Charlamagne wasn't happy about it.

In fact, the MTV star/radio host appeared on "TMZ Hollywood Sports" and fired back ... calling Iman a "wack rapper" who should be locked out of all recording studios during basketball season.

If Iman was mad before ... he definitely won't take kindly to Charlamagne's brand of keeping it real.

Nike will no longer pay Adrian Peterson to "just do it" -- the company has fired him on the heels of the plea deal in his child abuse case.

Nike had suspended its contract with Peterson in September, right after he was arrested for hitting his son with a switch -- but today the company fully cut ties with the Vikings running back.

Nike has not said why it finally decided to 86 him altogether -- but it comes just 2 days after he entered a no contest plea to one count of misdemeanor reckless assault. So, it certainly seems tied to the conviction.

His NBA career is likely over ... but Lamar Odom is still working out hard -- possibly preparing his body to reenter the dating pool.

With his estranged wife Khloe Kardashian having moved on to French Montana ... Odom has been spotted working out at an L.A. gym and running along the beach in the last few weeks.

As we previously reported, Lamar has been putting off finalizing the divorce ... but maybe the fact he's tuning up his body is a sign that he's finally ready to rebound.

Fun Fact -- today's Lamar's birthday. Happy 35th!

Kevin Durant will be a free agent in 2016 ... and Mark Wahlberg is already lobbying to get him into a Celtics jersey.

We were talkin' to Mark about his custom Celtics basketball court at his new L.A. mansion and asked if any Celtics players had actually played there.

Wahlberg revealed that K.D. shot some hoops on the court recently -- and then made his pitch for the MVP to come to Beantown when his contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder is after next season.

It's probably an uphill battle for Celtic Nation ... Durant is reportedly leaning toward re-signing with OKC or heading to Washington D.C. ... where he grew up.

Still, good luck.

Did you know ... Sylvester Stallone sparred with REAL championship boxer Roberto Duran when he shot "Rocky II?"

Well, he did ... and according to Sly -- Duran took him to school.

Sly brought up the memory while talking about Bernard Hopkins out in Beverly Hills yesterday -- explaining why B-Hop is the "real" Rocky Balboa.

But when we asked Stallone if he thinks he could spar with the 49-year-old champ, Sly told us he already learned his lesson about trading blows with the pros ... thanks to Duran.

Stallone has been open about the reality check in the past ... and there are reports that he asked Duran to pull back on the punches during shooting because he was hitting too damn hard.

"Professionals and [acting] are two different things," Stallone says ... "I kind of interpreted it. They're the real deal."

His GF claims Floyd Mayweather pulled a gun on her ... and repeatedly beat her up ... but Nelly says HE'S not going to bury the hatchet with the boxer because "I ain't got no hatchet to bury."

It's an interesting statement ... considering Nelly's girlfriend Shantel Jackson filed a bombshell lawsuit against Mayweather earlier this year ... essentially saying Floyd terrorized her during their 2-year relationship.

Floyd and Nelly have also exchanged barbs in the media -- but last night, when Nelly was leaving Pinz bowling alley in L.A., the rapper insisted he's not the one holding the grudge.

Tom Brady's got TWO big movies in the works ... so says Mark Wahlberg who revealed that Brady will appear in "Ted 2" and the upcoming "Entourage" flick.

Wahlberg was talking to ESPN's Bill Simmons on "The B.S. Report" this week when he dropped the details about Brady's role in the Ted sequel.

"Tom’s in the movie. He plays himself, but he does an amazing job. Funny, funny moment."

Mark says he plays a Boston repair man guy who gets a call to service Tom's house -- and hilarity ensues when he tries to play it off like he doesn't recognize the QB.

"I'm playing an air conditioning guy, so I'm asking [Tom] to sign the paper ... and then I say, 'Can you sign that to me and Ted' ... and, you know, 'Put #12 there' ... and 'Can you put Eli Manning Sucks?' and 'Can you put Wes Welker's a traitor?'"