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Don't expect Adrian Peterson to follow in Deion Sanders' coaching footsteps anytime soon ... the ex-NFL tailback tells TMZ Sports he has absolutely no desire to run a football team's sidelines.

Sanders' success in the college game has paved the way for several other football legends to get HC gigs -- Eddie George, Michael Vick and DeSean Jackson all have headsets now -- but Peterson told us out at Super Bowl week this month he won't be next.

The former Minnesota Vikings star said it's just too stressful of a job ... and right now, he's enjoying relaxing and being a dad.

Sure, it might not be as valuable as the T206 Honus Wagner or a 1956 Mickey Mantle, but Topps' '25 signed Larry David card, which just sold for over 10 racks at auction, is MUCH COOLER!

The one-of-one card features a photo of the "Seinfeld" creator and "Curb Your Enthusiasm" star from a classic episode of 'Curb,' "Mister Softee" ... where David's wearing his "Yari’s Autonomics" softball uniform (very apropos).

Fans of the show will remember Larry making a Bill Buckner-type error, costing Yari's the championship.

Bryce Harper's tattoo collection just got a whole lot more phantastic.

It was revealed this week the Philadelphia Phillies star recently got an image of his team's mascot, the Phillie Phanatic, etched permanently into his wrist ... and check it out, it's awesome!!!

The artwork features the lovable green character riding an ATV -- with its trademark tongue blown out of its mouth.

Keyshawn Davis isn't looking to rest and recuperate after winning his first pro title ... the young boxing star tells us he's looking to get right back to work 'cause he wants to fight 3 more times in 2025!!!

"Honestly man, I want to be back three more times this year," 25-year-old Davis, 13-0, told Babcock this week ... explaining he just hasn't had the chance to get a lot of rounds under his belt.

"I did three full rounds this fight, and then my last fight, I did one full round. I haven't been getting any rounds," the newly crowned WBO Lightweight champ said.

Of course, KD defeated the previously undefeated Denys Berinchyk by 4th round knockout on Saturday at Madison Square Garden.

Davis wants more fights -- which begs the question -- who is the opponent?

"This guy I want to fight next, he's a Mexican. He has a big following. He's well-known. Both of us can make a lot of money off this fight," Keyshawn explained, teasing the name.

"It's a Las Vegas fight, and who doesn't want to come to Las Vegas and watch a big fight? And our styles just match up so much. It's going to be an incredible fight. And this guy's name is Isaac Cruz. I would love to fight Isaac Cruz."

Then, of course, there's Gervonta Davis ... who many people, including Keyshawn's mentor, Terence Crawford, think would struggle with KD.

We talked to Keyshawn about his relationship with Bud, the pound-for-pound king ... and the impact he's had on his career.

"Terence Crawford, I've been knowing home for years, man," Keyshan said ... "Bud's been telling me fo years that I am the future of the sport. Even before anyone knew me."

Luka Doncic was once the face of the franchise, but now the Dallas Mavericks refuse to even show his mug -- with the team editing the Slovenian hooper out of a hype video weeks after trading him to Los Angeles.

The Mavs dropped a new promo on Friday to seemingly get heartbroken and shocked Dallas backers to care about the team again ... but the big takeaway was the fact that any clips featuring Doncic included lazy editing -- like turning his body into a shadow and throwing a logo over his face for good measure.

While the plan might have been to get folks to focus on the players still on the squad, the effort had the opposite effect ... as fans quickly shared screenshots to call the team out.

50 Cent has been backing down both Big and Lil Meech on Instagram for days now ... but we're hearing his ex-'BMF' leading man can't be folded that easily!!!

TMZ Hip Hop obtained photos of Lil Meech kicking it with some well-known 50 Cent opps inside Lucky Strike Miami last night ... Floyd Mayweather and Rick Ross!!!

Sources for Meech tell us the actor met with Money Mayweather the night before and pulled up to the bowling alley with his brand partners to bless the legendary prizefighter with an exclusive merch drop ... the Red Letters x Wonce collab.

It might've started off as a silly social media prank, but Daytona 500 winner William Byron really is shooting his shot at Sabrina Carpenter now ... telling TMZ Sports he'd love to welcome her to a NASCAR race!!

The 27-year-old was targeted by an X account fresh off Sunday's big win ... which made it seem like he celebrated his second straight first-place finish at the historic race by flirting with the "Espresso" crooner in her Instagram comments.

The Hendrick Motorsports driver leaned into the joke ... following up on his X account to prove he was a good sport about it all.

Dave Portnoy says the scheduled fight between Patrick Mahomes Sr. and John Rocker is now off ... and he's alleging Brittany Mahomes' meddling is a big reason why.

The Barstool Sports honcho broke the news of the celeb boxing match's cancelation during an appearance on "The Unnamed Show" Friday ... explaining Brittany and Patrick Mahomes II's agent torpedoed the whole deal.

According to Portnoy, just a few days after his "Rough N Rowdy" promotion announced the Mahomes vs. Rocker contract ... the two arguably most close to the Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback stepped in and put a stop to things.

Sorry, ladies of Los Angeles -- new Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki is off the market ... revealing he's a married man!!

The right-handed pitcher shared the personal news on his Instagram ... saying, "I recently registered my marriage with a non-celebrity woman."

"It's a new start both in my personal and professional life, and I'm full of hope and anxiety,
but we'll work hard together as a couple, so I hope you'll continue to support us."

11:39 AM PT -- Kim & Kroy have just jointly dismissed their divorce in Fulton County ... unsurprising given this morning's filing. The divorce is still on, no doubt -- it's just taking place in Cobb County now.

Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann have proven their desire to get divorced knows no geographic bounds ... Kroy just filed another divorce petition to end her union with Kim 'cause she left the county.

The reality star filed the new document Thursday afternoon ... and, it notes Kim's living in a new Georgia county, so he had to file the paperwork again to get the wheels turning on the split.

LaVar Ball's clearly not down in the dumps over his medical situation ... in fact, he's already joking about it!!

The Big Baller Brand co-founder filmed a Cameo on Thursday for one of his biggest fans -- TikTok user "Primby" -- and in the message, he cracked a joke about his recent amputation surgery.

Ball said to the camera that he was aware everyone's "heard what happened" to his right foot ... but then he laughed off the matter.

The Professional Women's Hockey League looked more like the UFC on Thursday ... as a fight broke out during the Ottawa Charge and Boston Fleet game -- and the ladies threw down!!

It happened during the third period of the contest at TD Place ... after Boston's Jill Saulnier hit Ottawa's Tereza Vanisova, causing her to lose her stick.

As Vanisova was getting up, Saulnier kept pushing her ... and that's when all hell broke loose.

Team USA and Canada might have been locked in a heated battle Thursday night in Boston ... but both sides came together to pay their respects to the late Johnny Gaudreau, with the late hockey star's wife saying she got "emotional" hearing the chants.

The moment went down during the second period of action in the 4 Nations Championship match at the TD Garden in Beantown, with fans chanting "Johnny Hockey" in honor of the former Columbus Blue Jacket.

Gaudreau's wife, Meredith, responded to the chants with a post on X, saying, "Kept thinking about how I can't wait to show these videos to our kids one day."

Cops announced Friday they've arrested a 20-year-old who allegedly helped steal luxury cars belonging to Univ. of Miami stars Carson Beck and Hanna Cavinder earlier this week.

According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, the heist went down at around 2:45 AM on Thursday ... at a Miami-area residence that Beck and his girlfriend, Cavinder, were staying in.

The docs state Tykwon Anderson and three other men donned masks and broke into the home while the two Hurricanes athletes were sleeping. The guys allegedly grabbed key fobs for Beck and Cavinder's Lamborghini Urus, Mercedes Benz and Range Rover ... and then drove the cars off the property.

Cardi B showed her versatility and toned DOWN her raunchy raps to kick off the soundtrack for the upcoming "Smurfs" summer blockbuster!!!

On Friday, DJ Khaled and Cardi reunited for their latest collab, "Higher Love" ... a bubbly sample of Belinda Carlisle's "Heaven Is a Place on Earth."

Cardi's been in her single-girl era this year but her G-rated bars still hint at some shade towards her ex, Offset, when she flows, "Everybody need love and I need some too / Diamonds look sad 'cause each one blue ... Sweet like dessert but do you deserve it? / Think about me, I'm on your mental."

JJ Redick couldn't help but sing LeBron James' praises after a 40-point performance ... to the point where he knew his admiration would come off as "glazing."

The Los Angeles Lakers coach spoke at length about King James' impressive outing in the Purple and Gold's 110-102 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday ... saying the 40-year-old simply isn't "normal" -- mentally or physically.

"I believe I saw the other day that he's a billionaire," Redick said. "And he's playing on the second night of a back-to-back at 40 after 22 years with every freakin' record and every accolade."