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11:12 AM PT -- Riley Gaines got wind of Simone Biles' latest remarks ... accepting the Olympian's apology for her "personal attacks," but making it clear they still do not see eye to eye on the core issue.

"Women's sports can't be used as an excuse for girl's to center the feelings and validation of men and boys," Gaines said ... along with several other points.

"I welcome you to the fight to support fair sports and a future for female athletes. Little girls deserve the same shot to achieve that you had."

Simone Biles is in retreat mode -- apologizing for disparaging comments directed at Riley Gaines last week ... while also attempting to clarify her stance on trans women in sports.

The seven-time Olympic gold medalist went to social media to address her budding feud with the former college swimmer, a strong advocate against trans women competing in women's sports, on Tuesday ... saying she let her frustrations get the best of her after throwing herself into one of the most heated debates in athletics.

Biles broke down her stance on the whole topic ... saying she doesn't have the answers, but the first step in reaching a conclusion is approaching the matter with empathy and respect.

Deion Sanders is dealing with a health issue ... and it's reportedly so problematic, he's missing Univ. of Colorado summer camps this month to recover at his Texas home.

According to USA Today, Sanders' oldest son, Deion Jr., revealed during a YouTube livestream on Sunday the Buffs head coach currently has no timetable for a return to Boulder while he gets a handle on the ailment.

Fortunately, Deion Jr. said his 57-year-old father is "feeling well."

The plane crash that took the life of dirt track racing legend Scott Bloomquist has been ruled a suicide.

According to a National Transportation Safety Board final report, obtained by TMZ Sports ... Bloomquist appeared to intentionally fly his aircraft into a barn on his family property in Moorseburg, Tenn. "as an act of suicide."

Officials wrote in the report the cause of death was blunt force injuries.

Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford will be just like Jake Paul and Mike Tyson -- at least in one way ... their super fight is going to be streamed on Netflix!!

UFC honcho Dana White -- who is helping promote the fight -- dropped the announcement on his X account on Tuesday ... expressing his excitement to be involved in this event.

"Are you kidding me the first boxing fight I'm going to promote is Canelo vs Crawford," he wrote. "Live on Saturday, September 13, streaming globally on Netflix, two of the GREATEST boxers in the sport will meet in a historic fight from Las Vegas."

It was DeMarcus Cousins vs. everybody Monday night in Puerto Rico ... the ex-NBA star got into several altercations with fans, and things got so bad, Boogie had to be escorted out by police!

It all went down when Mets de Guaynabo -- the team Cousins joined in the Puerto Rico BSN League this year -- faced Bayamon at the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez arena.

During a timeout, Cousins got into a heated exchange with a fan ... which seemed to start with the guy taunting Boogie by rubbing his eyes to simulate crying. DeMarcus responded by grabbing his junk ... prompting the fan to flip the bird.

Nikki Bella was back in a WWE ring after making her surprise return at the "Royal Rumble" in January ... and one coworker gave her anything but a warm welcome -- with Liv Morgan savagely referencing her highly publicized divorce from Artem Chigvintsev.

The 41-year-old swung by "Monday Night Raw" in Phoenix to talk about the brand's upcoming all-women Pay-Per-View, "Evolution," next month. While hyping the event, she listed some of the talented women currently on the WWE roster ... without mentioning Morgan.

Morgan then popped out ... and made it clear she wasn't gonna take the omission lightly -- while chalking it all up to Bella being jealous of everything going on in her life.

Triple H couldn't script a better fight than the one that broke out during Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday ... with Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers players duking it out right on the ice!!

The chaos took place midway through the final period ... when Oilers center Trent Frederic cross-checked Sam Bennett of the Panthers. All hell broke loose at that point ... with four other one-on-one fights unfolding from there.

The officials tried their damnedest to break up the scraps ... with some even finding themselves right in the middle of the action.

Denzel Clarke looked less like a baseball player and more like Spider-Man on Monday night ... robbing a home run with a catch you've got to see to believe.

The insane grab went down in the first inning of the Athletics' road matchup with the Angels in Anaheim, Calif. ... after Nolan Schanuel hit a fly ball to the deepest part of center field.

Clarke ran after it while it was in the air -- and somehow, after scaling the wall several feet, he plucked it from the sky in unreal fashion.

Kevin Hart brought Stefon Diggs' recent controversial yacht ride back into the limelight at the BET Awards on Monday night ... with a joke we're sure the New England Patriots would have preferred he kept in his pocket.

As the comedian was poking fun at Diddy onstage at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles by urging celebs to stay way from "slippery" after-parties ... he threw some shade at Diggs and the NFL star's new girlfriend, Cardi B.

"No yachts, no boats," he said as he implored the audience to immediately take driver-less cars home from the show. "Cardi B -- no pink stuff. What the f*** is that, huh!?"

Kate Upton's been blessing us on and off the big screen for years, but today's chick flick ain't about the "The Other Woman," it's about THIS woman, and this woman only ... It's her lucky 33rd birthday!

The Sports Illustrated veteran first made a splash with her voluptuous looks displayed on the magazine's swimsuit issue in 2011.

Upton became a (hot) mom back in 2018, but that hasn't stopped her from performing her showstoppin' looks -- like in this pool snap.

Check out our gallery and send off this birthday babe with your best wishes 😘!

Marcus Jordan will not have his DUI case go to trial later this month as initially planned ... TMZ Sports has learned the date's been pushed back a few months -- after Michael's son requested the postponement.

Court documents we obtained show back on June 2, Jordan and his attorneys asked a judge to move his trial from its original June 23 start time. Jordan wanted it rescheduled, in part, so he could have more time to engage in plea negotiations with prosecutors.

The docs state prosecutors did not oppose the motion ... and on June 3, a judge granted Jordan's request -- setting a new trial date for the beginning of September.

Xyere Brooks -- a high school football star in New Jersey -- tragically lost his life during a shooting on Friday, authorities announced.

He was just 16 years old.

According to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office, cops responded to a report of gunfire at a Camden residence ... and found Brooks suffering from a bullet wound.

Kayla Harrison is just two days removed from winning her first-ever UFC championship after a dominant performance over Julianna Peña ... but she's already back in the gym, where she received a welcome worthy of a champ!

The newly crowned UFC women's bantamweight title holder brought her new hardware down to her training grounds at American Top Team in Florida ... where Kayla's coaches, training partners, and gymmates, including Dustin Poirier, lined up to congratulate the champ.

Harrison made sure to thank everyone, even taking a moment to hug the videographer filming her triumphant return.

Deshaun Watson's Achilles injury will keep him away from the gridiron this year, but it clearly ain't sidelining him from turning up ... as he was the center of an epic bachelor party in Florida over the weekend.

Watson grabbed a few of his closest pals and hit Miami to celebrate his upcoming nuptials with Jilly Anais ... and the bash featured all kinds of fun.

First, Watson and Co. appeared to rent some luxury sports cars that they zoomed around the city in.

Rafael Nadal just smashed another record -- and this time, it wasn't on the court -- it was on the auction block!

The tennis legend's match-used racket from his 2017 French Open championship win just sold at auction for $157K -- making it the most expensive tennis racket ever sold.

Bidding for the item closed on Sunday night ... with the sale price topping the previous record of $139,700, also held by Rafa, for his '22 Australian Open racket.