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Nostalgia for 2016 is all over social media these days … but reminiscing on a decade ago might be awkward timing for Hailee Steinfeld!

An old photo of the “Sinners” star is making the rounds this week, and Bills Mafia is definitely doing a double-take at the dug-up tweet.

The throwback pic shows Hailee rocking a Broncos Starter jacket and hitting a full dab on the day Denver won Super Bowl 50 -- with the caption "HELL YEAH BRONCOS!!!!"

Fast-forward to now, and she’s married to superstar Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen, whose squad just so happens to be facing the Broncos in the NFL playoffs this weekend.

The alleged assault victim in the Antonio Pizzonia incident is sharing his side of the story … telling TMZ Sports he did no wrong.

Michael Kotowski -- who is listed as the alleged victim in the police report -- says he was "sucker punched" while supporting his competitive go-kart driver son, Nico, at the Speedsportz Racing Park in Texas for the 2026 Superkarts! USA Winter Series.

Kotowski says things got heated after a race involving Nico and Pizzonia’s son, Neto.

Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt is lucky to be alive -- the NFL-er told police he was a passenger in a terrifying crash in November, when a vehicle flipped in the street after colliding with a parked car.

The moment was caught on surveillance footage, which showed a black Jeep -- registered to Taylor-Britt -- blowing through a red light around 3 AM on November 15.

The car rolled over and onto its roof ... and out of frame.

Just weeks after Greg Biffle, his family, and others were tragically killed in a North Carolina plane crash, burglars broke into his home -- and stole $30K in cash.

The Iredell County Sheriff's Office says deputies were dispatched to the Biffle residence around 6 PM on January 8 for a possible break-in.

They reported that a backpack and $30,000 in cash were missing from the home.

No arrests have been made in connection with the theft, and the investigation is still ongoing.

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1/14 -- 12:42 PM PT -- V. Stiviano joined us on "TMZ Live" and took us through her alleged incident at The Ritz-Carlton in MDR.

She mostly repeats what we first reported but says she talked to hotel security and was told there was 2-3 minutes of missing security footage that may hold the key to what happened to her.

1:27 PM PT -- V. Stiviano has officially filed a police report in Los Angeles and we're told police are now actively investigating the potential hit-and-run.

V. Stiviano the woman who recorded former NBA owner Donald Sterling's racist rant about Magic Johnson, which led to the NBA forcing him to sell the Los Angeles Clippers -- says she completely blacked out leaving a swanky hotel recently ... and she thinks she was targeted!!!

A manager for V. tells TMZ ... she went to The Ritz-Carlton in Marina del Rey in L.A., visited friends in the bar area for about 30 minutes, walked back to her car ... and completely blacked out crossing the street, injuring her face.

Thing is ... we're told V. did NOT have any alcoholic drinks, not even water at the hotel. She woke up face down in the middle of the street with chipped teeth and asphalt burns on her face.

Gervonta "Tank" Davis is a wanted man -- officials with the Miami Gardens Police Department announced they are searching for the boxer in connection with an alleged domestic violence incident that occurred in October 2025.

A press conference was held on Wednesday afternoon ... with police saying they are working with U.S. Marshals to bring the undefeated boxer in on three charges -- battery, false imprisonment and attempted kidnapping.

Cops say the incident occurred at a gentlemen's club in the city. The woman -- who cops did not identify -- reported the altercation two days later on October 29.

The woman -- who worked at the establishment -- alleged Gervonta approached her, "grabbed her by the back of her head, pulling her by the hair with one hand and by her throat with another."

Jameis Winston got brutally honest (probably a little too honest 😆) about one of the strangest stretches of his NFL career -- and it had nothing to do with X’s and O’s!

The NFL vet was a special guest on this week’s “New Heights” podcast, where the gunslinger reminisced with hosts Jason and Travis Kelce about his historic 2019 season in Tampa Bay, making a wild admission: he was celibate.

“That was a contract year -- it was one of the most up-and-down years off the field that I had in my life, too,” Winston said. “I had just asked my wife to marry me and I was doing this freakin’ celibacy thing … like literally refraining from sex, man.”

Jameis and his then-fiancée, Breion, were living together with their infant son at the time, but he says his parents were calling them out for shackin’ up before marriage.

“We had to eliminate that,” Winston said. “I literally bought a property and was staying away from my house. It was so much going on.”

“Don’t take a blacklight into that house,” Jason quipped back as the trio laughed.

The admission adds another layer to what Winston describes as one of the most chaotic years of his life. He acknowledged it was difficult … and his personal struggle was reflected in his play.

That season, he became the first player in NFL history to throw for at least 30 touchdowns and 30 interceptions. It was his fifth and final year in Tampa, and he hasn’t been a full-time starter since.

Winston, who played three games for the New York Giants this season, is now in the back half of his career, and with Jason already retired and Travis likely to follow soon (whether this offseason or the next), the guys also discussed what advice they’d give to younger players in the league.

Figure skater Maxim Naumov's tribute to his parents during the U.S. Figure Skating Championship was deeply emotional ... and the 24-year-old spoke about the tear-jerking moment on Wednesday -- saying he wishes they were by his side as the judges read his final scores.

Naumov met with the media at The Skating Club of Boston after being named to the U.S. Olympic team over the weekend ... and spoke on honoring his parents as he pursued his goals of reaching the most prestigious stage in sports.

Maxim's parents, Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova, were tragically killed when their American Airlines flight collided with a military aircraft over the Potomac River while on approach to Ronald Reagan International Airport ... an incident that took the lives of 14 members of the U.S. skating community.

Now that Maxim is bound for Italy for the Winter Olympics ... what are his thoughts as he gears up to represent his country after everything he endured over the past year?

Kysre Gondrezick's return to the basketball court has hit a major snag -- the former WNBA guard tore her Achilles during training for her Athletes Unlimited season.

TMZ Sports has learned ... Gondrezick suffered the season-ending injury on Sunday during her workout at the University of Miami. We obtained some footage of her practice, which showed her draining jumpers before the injury.

We're told Kysre -- who recently posed nude for Playboy -- will need surgery to mend the ailment ... and a procedure is slated for later this week.

Officials say video shows ex-NBA player Elden Campbell went out on the waters in the middle of the night before his tragic drowning ... but he seemingly took some safety precautions, as he was wearing a "partially unzipped" life vest when his body was found on the shore.

TMZ Sports has obtained the investigation report on the NBA champ's death ... which states 57-year-old Campbell left a nearby boat ramp alone around 12:37 AM on Dec. 1.

The docs say Campbell's body was found in the sand along the water's edge in Pompano Beach, Florida ... and he was tethered to a Sea-Doo Fish Pro watercraft, which was registered to him.

Vikings star Jordan Addison refused to leave a casino bar before his arrest this week despite being asked multiple times, according to police docs ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Addison -- who scored four touchdowns this season -- was taken into custody by the Seminole Police Department on Monday on a misdemeanor trespassing charge.

Police documents indicate law enforcement was dispatched to the Noodle Bar, located inside the Hard Rock Casino in Tampa, Florida, after Addison, 23, refused to leave the restaurant despite several requests from casino security.

It's unclear why they wanted Addison removed.

Tigers are known to be solitary creatures, but that wasn't the case at a TGL event on Tuesday -- when former LSU Tigers stars Livvy Dunne and Paul Skenes met up with golf legend Tiger Woods!!

Dunne shared the meetup on her Instagram ... sharing the photo along with a handshake emoji.

While we don't know what the trio talked about ... it's hard to imagine they didn't pick the G.O.A.T.’s brain on how to improve their golf game -- as Dunne and Skenes have been seen hitting the links together in the past.

Lil Wayne is waving the white flag to call a truce with Chicago Bears QB Caleb Williams ... while eating a little crow in the process.

The rap icon -- a diehard Green Bay Packers fan -- took to X to publicly squash any lingering beef with the Chicago signal-caller after Williams rallied the Bears to a fourth-quarter comeback playoff win on Saturday over their rivals.

Wayne had dissed Williams in the aftermath of the game ... but he admitted there was no hate, just pain.

LeBron James hopes fans who don't appreciate what he's done for the game of basketball eventually come around by the time he's gone ... and he dropped a classic Jay-Z bar to get his point across.

The King met with reporters at his locker after a near-triple-double performance in a 141-116 win over the Atlanta Hawks ... when one question was about how he still cares after 23 years in the NBA.

41-year-old James -- who had 31 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds in his first back-to-back of the season -- explained he would never disrespect the basketball gods ... and he's maintained his time, effort and commitment to be an example for his teammates and the younger generation.

UConn basketball has entered its paranormal era -- and head coach Dan Hurley is loving every unhinged second.

Reports surfaced before the Huskies’ game on Tuesday that a fan who runs a popular X account hired an Etsy witch to remove the team’s curse at Seton Hall’s Prudential Center, where UConn had lost four straight games since 2021.

And it seemingly worked as No. 3 UConn sweated out a 69-64 victory against the 14-win Pirates, the 25th-ranked team in the nation.