TMZ Sports - Page 50

Leave it to the NY Jets fans to throw salt in the Patriots wounds -- trolling the team by flying a "CHEATERS" banner over the New England practice today.

The sign, created by Jets Fan Media, read ... "Cheaters Look Up."

Don't worry, Pats Nation is already firing back on the Jets Fan Media twitter page -- one guy wrote back, "The only banner Jets fans will see for a long time."

Devon Still is about to head out for Bengals training camp but not before giving a special farewell to his daughter Leah.

Leah has been sick with cancer, but lately all tests are showing she’s cancer free. Congrats to the Still family.

Baseball great Gary Sheffield says there's one way sidelined Dodgers player could've avoided his mega-zit emergency this week --- TAKE A DAMN SHOWER!!!!

As we previously reported, Turner was HOSPITALIZED after an ingrown hair got out of control -- got infected -- and forced him to be hospitalized (don't worry, he's ok now).

So, when we saw Gary out in NYC we had to ask how he could've avoided the whole zit mess -- teenagers, pay attention.

There's more ... Gary also tells us the most GRUESOME injury he ever witnessed on the diamond -- a crazy moment in 1995 that came THIIIIS close to ending the player's career.

Got a couple thousand bucks lying around? Then you could own William "The Refrigerator" Perry's 1985 Super Bowl ring ... 'cause it just hit the auction block.

It's not Fridge selling the ring -- he already unloaded it back in 2000 to a private collector ... who sold it to someone else in 2007.

Now, it's up for sale again through Heritage Auctions -- which says it also has a picture of Perry holding the ring to prove its authenticity.

As for the specs -- it's 10 karat gold with diamonds ... and it's somewhere between a size 23 and 25 -- so it's HUGE.

Good luck ...

John Rocker UNLEASHED THE FURY all over a sports memorabilia dealer in NY this week -- cussing the guy out for being late to pick him up en route to the airport ... in classic John Rocker fashion.

The ex-MLB pitcher -- and former "Survivor" contestant -- was out in Cooperstown, NY this past week signing autographs at an event for Paterno Brothers Sports ... and things went fine until it was time to go the airport.

According to Brian Paterno ... Rocker's car was running late due to unexpected traffic on Monday -- and when it got to his hotel, Rocker was furious -- and ripped into the people who were in charge of his transportation.

One of the people traveling in the car with Rocker began recording Rocker's meltdown -- in which you can hear John tearing everyone a new A-hole.

Lots of cuss words ... some insults ... more cussing ... and more general Rocker rage.

Eventually, John got to the airport -- but missed his flight. You can imagine how that went.

Count Mike Epps among the people piling on to Tom Brady and Bill Belichick's terrible week ... 'cause the movie star tells TMZ Sports the NFL will be far LESS SHADY now that the Pats have been punished.

Epps was out in NYC promoting his (and LeBron's) new show "Survivor's Remorse" when we asked the die hard Colts fan how he felt about the NFL upholding Tom Brady's suspension.

FYI -- the Colts got SMASHED in the AFC title game last year ... the contest that sparked Deflategate.

Check out the clip -- Epps is locked and loaded with his jabs ... coming up with a brand new nickname for Brady while hitting Belichick with an old standard.

Tom Brady has declared war ... formally suing the National Football League over his Deflategate punishment -- claiming the league had no right to suspend him for 4 games.

Brady and the NFL Players Association filed the lawsuit in Minnesota ... and are seeking to vacate the suspension levied against the New England Patriots star by Commissioner Roger Goodell.

The NFL had claimed Brady cheated -- and then tried to cover up any traces of his involvement by destroying his Samsung phone. Brady has denied any wrongdoing.

At this point, Tiger Woods should probably be open to ANY suggestions that might help his golf game ... which is why he was all ears when our photog threw out a tip about an inspirational movie that seems up his alley.

NBA legend/vegan crusader John Salley is joining the chorus of celebs who are incredulous over the death of Cecil the lion ... but he raises an issue we haven't heard up to now ... how did a dentist blow $55k to pay hunters to kill the lion?

Salley went on TMZ Live to describe his outrage ...then wondered aloud how much this dentist charges for novocaine.

NFL star Junior Galette -- who was just released by the Saints for off-the-field issues -- was charged with 3 misdemeanors in Louisiana stemming from a traffic stop gone wrong ... TMZ Sports has learned.

We've obtained court docs which show Galette was pulled over in his green Mercedes on July 7th -- but during the stop, cops say they noticed Junior was driving on a suspended license.

Cops also say he didn't have proper tags on his car at the time.

Ultimately, Galette was charged with 3 counts -- and has been ordered to appear in court on August 10th ... the same day he has a hearing in a civil case filed by a woman who accused him of domestic violence.

MLB legend Joe Carter says he's "honored" to have been injected into the Drake vs. Meek Mill feud -- saying it's AWESOME that Drake used his image to go after Meek because "My kids feel I'm legit now."

Backstory -- Drake used an ICONIC image of Carter's Game 6 walk off homerun that lifted the Toronto Blue Jays over the Philadelphia Phillies back in 1993 as the cover art to his new diss track against Meek.

FYI, Drake is from Toronto, Meek is from Philly -- so, you can see why Drake decided to use the pic to reinforce his anti-Meek message.

As for Joe -- he LOVES IT -- telling TMZ Sports, "My Twitter's been blowing up! It put my name back in the mix!"

He adds, "I had no idea [Drake was going to use that photo] ... I'm honored that he used it."

Carter tells us he knows Drake and has seen him around Toronto several times over the years -- and says Drake is a great ambassador for the city, which Joe considers his 2nd home.

Andre Berto's personal chef is serving up a hot, steaming plate of CHEF BEEF ... claiming Floyd Mayweather's chef is WEAK SAUCE when it comes to feeding her fighter!

TMZ Sports spoke with Chef Justine -- who's in charge of Berto's diet as he preps for the September 12th fight with Floyd in Vegas -- and she tells us Berto has a major advantage when it comes to cuisine.

"What we are doing over here is 100 times better health-wise than what Floyd's doing," Chef tells us.

She's clearly referring to Chef Q -- who's been handling Mayweather's food for a while -- and recently told us Floyd's been indulging on all sorts of kick-ass sweets during training camp.

"I will never ever EVER do what she does," Justine says ... "Her food looks good on the soul food side but I don’t think your heart could last too long eating that all day."

Translation -- CHEF WAR!!!!!

Justine says she's got Berto on a special "Warrior Diet" -- which means no sugar, no grains, no calories wasted. Instead, he'll be eating a lot of "organic and raw foods."

"Andre is working super hard. He is not taking anything lightly to get his mind and body right," Justine says ... "My diet program will be a huge reason why Berto will win."

Jose Canseco says he wants to show the world that he stands with Caitlyn Jenner -- and to prove it he says he'll be living as a woman for an entire week.

And according to Jose ... that means full makeup, dresses, the works.

Canseco says he plans to document the whole thing on his new Internet reality show "Spend a Day with Jose" -- which will follow him around as he golfs, plays softball, poker and goes bowling ... as a woman.

Chad Johnson's 10-year-old daughter is ON FIRE at the National Junior Olympics -- posting the BEST TIME in the 800m by far ... and has become the favorite to dominate in the finals.

As we previously reported, Cha'iel Johnson is one of the best runners in the country -- and she's once again proving it at the biggest youth track meet in the country.

Johnson ran the 800m qualifying race today in 2.30.75 ... nearly 2 SECONDS faster than her closest competitor!!

Obviously, Cha'iel has advanced to the finals -- which go down on Saturday. Good luck!

But she also runs in the 200m -- which is set to go down later today (stay tuned).

A world champion bodybuilder is following Caitlyn Jenner's lead ... and has revealed that she is now living as a transgender woman.

The person behind the announcement is Matt "Kroc" Kroczaleski -- who won the WPO Powerlifting Middle Weight championship at the 2006 Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic.

But yesterday, Kroc announced that he would no longer be "Matt" -- she's now Janae Marie.

In fact, Janae posted a statement on Facebook saying, "There has obviously been a great deal of gossip, rumors and questions about me the past few days. To put them to rest: yes, I am transgender/gender fluid."

She explained, "First, I would like to be clear that I had planned to wait until my sons were out of high school before I became openly public about this. As that no longer is an option, I will address it now."

Janae says she's been "very open" about it for years -- telling family, close friends and people in the powerlifting community.

Still, she says ... "This is something that I have been dealing with my entire life and has been extremely difficult for me. In fact, it even drove me to consider suicide at one point."

Another HUGE move for Jay Z's sports agency -- which just signed one of the biggest soccer stars in the world ... opening the door to HUGE CASH for Roc Nation Sports in the world of international soccer.

Jay just locked up Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng -- a World Cup champion who plays for Germany's national team.

BTW, he's 26 years old and a rising superstar ... so, it's a huge get for Jay, who personally signed Boateng at his private villa.

Boateng -- the 1st European athlete to sign with Roc Nation -- told a German media outlet, "It was a great day with Jay Z. We could ask him anything."

"We mostly talked about music and football. Jay Z knows about football and has watched numerous games."