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As if Swifties weren't swooning enough ... Travis Kelce is featured in Taylor Swift's "Eras" tour docuseries -- and has a major stamp of approval from her mom!

Check out the official trailer for "The End of an Era" -- there's no hiding Trav and Tay's love as the singer's mother, Andrea Swift, gushes over the NFL star ... saying he "brings happiness" to their lives.

There's also an adorable moment that documents the Kansas City Chiefs tight end and "Fate of Ophelia" singer on the phone, drawing similarities within each other's lives.

Christy Martin countered critiques of Sydney Sweeney's portrayal of her in the biopic "Christy" ... appearing to throw some jabs at detractor Ruby Rose.

Posting a picture of herself with the "Euphoria" star, Christy wrote ... “I’ve always been a fighter. My life reflected that in every way and now I fight for others. The past few days I have seen some people attack my friend Sydney Sweeney."

The retired boxer continued ... "Syd not only worked her ass off for this film, she worked her ass off for me. For my story. For so many others suffering in silence. So I want to be clear about who Syd is. She is my friend and ally!"

Mavericks fans couldn't wait for Nico Harrison to get kicked to the curb after he traded Luka Doncic to the Lakers ... but NBA champ Kendrick Perkins still believes both sides won the infamous deal -- telling TMZ Sports we'll find out if/when Dallas gets healthy!!

Harrison was handed his pink slip on Tuesday ... an inevitable move nine months after the franchise player was shipped to L.A. in exchange for Anthony Davis.

At the time, Perk said he loved the transaction for both sides ... but Mavs backers weren't buying it -- and wanted Harrison gone ASAP.

Will Ferrell is taking a brief breather from his new Netflix golf comedy ... 'cause a minor injury has put him on the sidelines ... TMZ has learned.

Production sources tell TMZ ... the actor recently suffered an injury off set, and while it wasn't serious, it was enough to keep him from filming scenes scheduled this week at the Bicycle Casino just outside Los Angeles.

It's unclear exactly how or where Will got hurt, but we're told the issue made it impossible for him to shoot the planned material safely or comfortably this week. Producers have temporarily rearranged the schedule while he recovers.

Jason Williams thinks he knows why Klay Thompson is strugglin' on the basketball court this season -- MEG THEE STALLION!

That's what the former NBA star said on the "Hoopin’ N Hollerin'" podcast on Wednesday, just a week after the Dallas Mavericks announced they were benching the four-time NBA champion, who is averaging just 7.4 points per game, while shooting 26.7% from the three.

The podcast crew, including Patrick Beverly, mentioned Thompson's new relationship with Meg, one of the hottest stars in all of music ... when Williams, a 12-year NBA vet, chimed in.

Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer addressed Marshawn Kneeland's passing on Wednesday ... saying the team's "heart is heavy" as it deals with the loss -- while also revealing the late defensive end's girlfriend, Catalina, is currently pregnant with the couple's child.

The first-year head coach met with the media coming off Dallas' bye week ... and opened up his availability by offering condolences to Marshawn's family and his girlfriend as they navigate the difficult situation.

Schottenheimer said they had the opportunity to "celebrate" Kneeland's life Tuesday night ... and they were able to "tell some stories, share, laugh [and] cry."

Note to fans ... take cover when Sophie Cunningham is at the tee, 'cause the WNBA star clocked a fan at a Pro-Am on Wednesday (the same tourney Kai Trump's playing in!) -- and her teammate, Caitlin Clark, found it hilarious!

The moment was captured on live TV as the Indiana Fever teammates played in The Annika, LPGA legend Annika Sorenstam's tournament, at The Pelican Club in Belleair, Florida.

At the 10th tee box, Cunningham -- who was serving as Clark's caddie -- got a chance to take a swing ... yelling "Happy Gilmore!' as she ripped an errant shot.

Just like in the movies, spectators in the gallery weren't safe ... and when the ball finally came to rest, one fan was on the ground.

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Rob Gronkowski has officially retired as a member of the New England Patriots ... but not without one last effort from owner Robert Kraft to get him to suit up for "Thursday Night Football" against the New York Jets!!

The legendary tight end signed his one-day contract to end his career in Foxborough on Wednesday ... and as he put pen to paper, Kraft joked he could make it a two-day deal to give him a farewell outing against their AFC East rival.

While it was obviously a joke, Gronk sure does look football-ready at 36 years old ... although he's done enough for the Patriots organization.

Amon-Ra St. Brown isn't going as far as apologizing, but the Lions star receiver is explaining himself ... after some fans were pissed he hit the Trump Dance after scoring a TD during the Commanders game!

St. Brown addressed the celebration on his "St. Brown" podcast, which he co-hosts with his brother, Equanimeous, saying his goal was definitely not to offend anyone.

"If any President was at that game, if they had a dance, I would have done it," Amon-Ra said. "It had nothing to do with who the President was."

He continued ... "We were just having fun. Doing the dance, nothing more, nothing less. Just a quick shimmy, whatever you call it."

Miles Teller's making it clear the "Man in the Mirror" isn't playing Michael Jackson ... reiterating to anyone still confused that he isn't starring as the King of Pop in the flick.

The actor jumped on Travis and Jason Kelce's "New Heights" podcast to explain what might have caused the initial mix-up ... revealing many of the original headlines read "Miles Teller to Star in Michael Jackson Biopic."

The headlines proved confusing to some, Teller says ... 'cause he actually plays Jackson's longtime attorney, John Branca, in the film -- not the hitmaker, who is being played by MJ's nephew Jaafar Jackson.

Kai Trump might be feeling the nerves ahead of her first LPGA tournament ... but she's got some major supporters backing her up ahead of her big tee-off.

The social media star -- who's going to compete at The Annika at Pelican Golf Club near Tampa, Florida this week -- told reporters she'd received advice about handling pressure from golf legend Tiger Woods ... and her grandfather Donald, who's a diehard golfer.

Kai said Tiger -- who as you may recall has won several major championships -- advised her to "go with the flow" and try to have fun during The Annika ... hey, if it's coming from one of the GOATs, it's gotta be solid advice.

She also said her grandfather told her to try to keep the nerves away and maintain her composure on the green during the pro-am tournament.

Kai said she'd teed off with the president on multiple occasions ... but she was cagey when she was asked if she'd ever beaten him on the green.

Kai's going to have some stiff competition at The Annika, as pro golfer Nelly Korda and Indiana Fever basketball star Caitlin Clark are also set to tee off at the event.

A.J. Brown is seemingly throwing in the towel on his production this season ... to the point where he's telling fantasy football team owners to "get rid of" him!

The Philadelphia Eagles receiver was on Janky Rondo's Twitch stream playing Madden Tuesday night ... when he was asked if everything was good  -- to which he replied and laughed, "No."

"Family’s good, yeah. Everything else? No! It’s a s***-show," Brown said.

Janky laughed, too, but tried to hype Brown up ... telling him he's gonna go off against the Detroit Lions on Sunday and might even tally over 200 receiving yards against his favorite team, the Washington Commanders. Brown disagreed.

Cleveland Browns great Bernie Kosar is currently in the hospital dealing with liver issues ... revealing he was slated to receive a transplant over the weekend -- but the donor organ was infected.

The 61-year-old posted the video from his University Hospitals bed on Wednesday ... saying he had "two aggressive procedures" to address internal bleeding on Monday, and he was about to have a third.

Kosar explained the bleeding started following the Browns' 27-20 loss to the New York Jets on Sunday ... but despite the challenges he's facing, he wants to spread positivity.

Antonio Brown stood in a Florida courtroom Wednesday morning for the first time since his arrest for attempted murder ... where the judge ruled the former NFL star can walk free ahead of his trial, as long as he has bond money.

AB, rocking a red prison jumpsuit, was present in the Miami-Dade courthouse as the judge set bail at $25,000 ... and ordered he be put on the most lax form of house arrest (level 3). Brown will have to wear an ankle monitor.

The former Steelers superstar was also ordered to steer clear of the alleged victim, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu.

Kayla Nicole is insisting she was not sneak dissing Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift with her Halloween costume ... saying she's "not in the business of tearing other women down" ... only honoring legends.

The Kansas City Chiefs superstar's famous ex went on her "Pre-Game" podcast to detail her Toni Braxton outfit and dance routine she posted on her Instagram last month ... which had a ton of people interpreting it as a shot at "Tayvis", as she recreated the singer's "He Wasn't Man Enough" music video.

Of course, the tune has several lines that folks took as a message to Swift in present day ... like "Do you know I dumped your husband, girlfriend?" and "Do you know he begged to stay with me? He wasn't man enough for me."