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PGA stud Dustin Johnson -- who's engaged to Paulina Gretzky -- says he's NOT a cokehead ... but admits he has struggled with alcohol abuse in recent years.

Johnson has been away from pro golf for the past few months ... ever since he reportedly tested positive for cocaine TWICE -- though Dustin denies the reports.

In fact, when he was asked specifically about cocaine use in a new interview with Golf.com, Johnson said, "I did not have a problem. It’s just something I’m not going to get into. I have issues. But that’s not the issue.”

So, what WAS the issue? Sounds like booze played a role ... with Dustin saying he's cut back on the alcohol and is trying to learn how to drink in moderation.

"I don’t miss waking up with a hangover, and I didn’t drink very often. It was just when I did it was a little too much."

DJ says he even had a $1,000 bet with Wayne Gretzky and eight other pals to see who could go into January without drinking.

Dustin is also adamant he never entered a rehab center -- but says he did hire a team of experts, including a life coach, to help him get his life back on track.

Manny Pacquiao finally watched someone else fight for a change ... Liam Neeson ... as the boxer took DOZENS of his closest friends out to watch "Taken 3" ... and TMZ Sports has the video.

Manny's group escorted the boxer to his waiting Ferrari at The Grove in L.A. Monday night -- while M.P. confirmed that he's given Floyd Mayweather an end-of-the-month deadline to agree to the proposed mega-fight on May 2nd.

One of Manny's pals told us ... the guys were all players on Manny's basketball team -- and PacMan picked up the bill for everyone.

Former UFC champ BJ Penn was arrested in Hawaii this weekend ... after reportedly beating a man so bad in a bar parking lot, the guy was hospitalized for a broken eye socket.

Penn had been boozing at a bar in Maui with a friend when he allegedly began to get aggressive with other bar patrons ... and Penn's buddy tried to step in between and calm the fighter down.

But according to HawaiiNewsNow.com, Penn turned on his pal -- punching him in the face and kneeing him in the forehead.

Penn's friend was so badly injured, he was reportedly taken to a nearby hospital where he was treated for a fractured left eye socket.

According to officials, Penn left the scene ... but was taken into custody at a nearby hotel. He was arrested for 2nd degree assault.

Story developing ...

Marshawn Lynch is getting one of the highest honors one can receive in Seattle -- a SECOND strain of weed has been named after the NFL star ... and we're told it's as strong as Beastmode himself.

We spoke with Nate "Diggity" Johnson -- owner of the Queen Anne Cannabis Club in Seattle -- who tells us that after the original "Beastmode" strain sold so well last year, growers wanted to up the ante with a more powerful strain in the hopes the Seahawks would get back to the Super Bowl.

The bet paid off ... and "Diggity" says the new stuff (called Beastmode 2.0) has 5% more THC than last year's Beastmode weed -- which flew off the shelves.

"It's a super pain reliever," Diggity says ... "And hits you just like Marshawn -- hard and fast."

Then after you smoke it ... FeastMode?

Tiger Woods surprised gf Lindsey Vonn -- first by showing up at her race in Italy ... and then by flashing a giant gap in his mouth.

Looks like somebody can't handle the tooth.

Green Bay Packers players want anyone blaming Brandon Bostick for Sunday's loss to BACK OFF ... telling TMZ Sports the epic collapse wasn't just one guy's fault, but a total team disaster.

Bostick made the gaffe seen 'round the world in Seattle on Sunday -- muffing an onside kick and allowing the Seahawks to pull off one of the craziest comebacks in NFL playoff history.

Reaction to the miscue was swift and brutal on social media, with Bostick being the butt of jokes, the subject of memes, and even the target of death threats.

We spoke to several members of The Pack who tell TMZ Sports they have Bostick's back 100% and the the loss on Sunday -- while brutal -- was a total team effort.

"We're disappointed in how the game ended but to blame Bostick is purely ridiculous, it's a team game and we win or lose as a team."

Another player told us, "I know that there are NO hard feelings against him for what happened in the game. You definitely feel for him – I felt for him."

There will be an elite athlete in the building Tuesday during President Obama's State of the Union Address -- an army veteran who completed 4 MARATHONS after losing his legs in Afghanistan.

Staff Sergeant Jason Gibson was seriously injured when he stepped on an IED while on patrol in 2012 -- and after 21 surgeries decided he wanted to participate in sports again.

So he learned how to ride a handbike ... and a short time later got himself into good enough shape to complete a marathon.

That was only the beginning ... Gibson says he decided to pick up skiing and surfing as well ... telling TMZ Sports, "I love to go downhill fast. I love speed."

"I started all this after my injury. I tell people, 'I've done more things with no legs, then when I had them.'"

Gibson explained, "Instead of moping around the house, I'm out there being active ... doing something."

"My wife's happy I'm out of the house," he chuckled.

Gibson -- who's been recording a bunch of his activity on his GoPro cam -- says he's already scoping out a few marathons to ride in this year.

Justin Bieber is hoping his 60 MILLION twitter followers can make a dent in NBA All-Star voting ... and he's putting his weight behind a guy who plays in Canada.

Bieber is pushing for Kyle Lowry -- a point guard for the Toronto Raptors who's having a pretty good season ... and is currently 3rd in the All-Star voting behind John Wall and Dwyane Wade.

The Canadian pop star tweeted, "Toronto has been killin it and @Klow7 deserves to be an nba all star. Make sure to vote for him. #WeTheNorth. Good luck buddy."

The All-Star game "starters" are chosen based on fan voting -- so if Bieber can mobilize his army, there's a good chance Lowry can leapfrog the other two guys in the Eastern Conference backcourt.

Did you know ... the bike Seattle Seahawks star Michael Bennett rode around the stadium is technically considered police property??

Did you also know ... the cops were TOTALLY COOL with the fact Bennett commandeered the vehicle for a victory lap after beating the Packers Sunday?!

"It's not something we look at as a criminal act," Seattle PD's Detective Michaud tells us.

11:30 AM PT -- Tiger's agent Mark Steinberg says the tooth was knocked out at the skiing event ... claiming a photog accidentally smacked the golfer in the face with a camera after the race.

"During a crush of photographers at the awards podium at the World Cup event in Italy, a media member with a shoulder-mounted video camera pushed and surged toward the stage, turned and hit Tiger Woods in the mouth."

He adds, "Woods' tooth was knocked out by the incident."

Hole in one ... mouth.

Tiger Woods proved the old adage ... old wounds never heal ... when he flashed a toothless grin after his GF Lindsey Vonn won a World Cup alpine skiing race in Italy this weekend.

Tiger was undercover at the race ... courtesy of a mask featuring a skull ... which had a full set of chompers.

But when he moved in to kiss the victorious Lindsey, the mask went down and Tiger showed what appeared to be the remnants of what became one of the most famous domestic disputes ever.

So, how'd he lose the tooth? Rewind to that Thanksgiving night when Elin Nordegren reportedly threw a phone at him, destroying at least one of his pearly whites.

Hope the tooth fairy paid well.

Drew Rosenhaus' wife was partying with epically-bearded Hollywood playboy Dan Bilzerian in the weeks before her blowout fight with the sports mega-agent ... and even posed for some close-up ass shots ... TMZ Sports has learned.

We broke the story ... Drew and Lisa Thomson got into a heated verbal altercation at their Miami home Sunday night -- with the police responding to the scene to cool things down.

But the question -- did the pics trigger the war at home?? Our sources are divided ...

One source connected to the couple says Drew was pissed about the photos (taken roughly 1 month ago) -- and went off on his wife for putting her ass on display like a Spring Break party chick.

But another source close to Lisa is adamant Drew "didn't care" about the pics or why she was on the boat with Dan in the first place.

One thing's for sure ... the marriage seems to be over -- and judging by the pics, Lisa probably won't have a hard time finding a rebound.

Justin Bieber turned ALL THE WAY UP with a Division 1 football player this weekend -- a defensive back at UCLA -- who also happens to be the heir to the Bad Boy empire.

Bieber rolled up to a mansion in Bel Air on Saturday night ... for Justin Combs' 21st birthday party -- a '90s-themed shindig MC'd Branden King that featured appearances by a ton of stars including Khloe Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, Mase, French Montana and, of course, Diddy himself.

Combs is a redshirt sophomore for the Bruins ... though he only had one tackle in the 4 games he played in during the 2014 season.

Boxing superstar "Sugar" Shane Mosley says Trey Songz DID in fact bang his ex-girlfriend -- but not while they were together ... which is why he's got NO beef with the singer.

Mosley just issued a statement about reports that Songz was nailin' a stripper named Bella behind Sugar Shane's back ... saying it just ain't true -- but if it was "he would be knocked out like most anyone else who ever stepped to me."

Mosley explained, "Yeah she was a stripper, yeah I was stupid to date her, but she was single when she was f**king with Trey. We didn't live together so she can do what she wants."

Shane says he DOES have a problem with his ex-wife Jin -- who now stars on the Bravo reality show "Friends to Lovers" -- insinuating that SHE leaked the story to the media to humiliate him.