Maxwell Hairston -- the Buffalo Bills' 2025 first-round draft pick -- has been sued over allegations he sexually assaulted a female student when he was a member of the University of Kentucky football team.

The suit -- obtained by TMZ Sports -- was filed in the U.S. Eastern District Court of Kentucky on Tuesday. In it, the plaintiff states she first met Hairston at a UK residence hall in early 2021.

She claims she went to the defensive back's dorm room ... but left a short time later when he made her uncomfortable by trying to "to isolate her in his bedroom."

Red Panda left the WNBA Commissioner's Cup championship on Tuesday night a little black and blue ... as the halftime show legend sustained an injury during a scary fall.

The popular performer -- known for entertaining the masses by balancing dishware while riding a unicycle -- was doing her usual thing amid a break in the action of the Fever vs. Lynx tilt, when she suddenly lost control of her wheel.

Video from the game's broadcast shows she fell to the court hard ... and immediately grabbed at her wrist.

Taylor Swift is getting to know Travis Kelce's old stomping grounds ... because it looks like he's showing her around his home state ... Ohio.

Taylor and Travis were spotted Tuesday at JoJo's Bar in Chagrin Falls ... and a photo floating around on social media shows them sitting at a table inside the steakhouse.

The couple was joined by a third wheel ... and the sighting comes after Travis played in a charity golf tournament Monday in nearby Chardon.

Puka Nacua's girlfriend has asked a court to confirm the NFL superstar is the father of her unborn baby, TMZ Sports has learned.

According to records we obtained, Hallie Aiono filed a petition to determine parental relationship against Nacua in Los Angeles County back on June 16.

In the docs, Aionio stated she was 19 weeks pregnant -- and wanted a court to affirm it's Nacua's child. She also asked the court to award joint legal custody, but to give her full physical custody and only visitation rights to Nacua.

Lia Thomas will be wiped from the University of Pennsylvania record books ... with the school agreeing to remove any trace of the transgender swimmer's success as part of a deal with the government.

The Department of Education announced the development on Tuesday ... saying the university entered into a resolution agreement to comply with Title IX after an investigation determined it broke the law by "allowing a male to compete in female athletic programs and occupy female-only intimate facilities."

As part of the agreement, UPenn will adhere to President Trump's "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports" and "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism" executive orders ... and will implement biology-based definitions for the words "male" and "female."

Shaquille O'Neal was back on the set of "Gravesend" Tuesday ... filming scenes for the mob drama while looking far more like a crime boss than a lovable basketball legend.

Check out these images TMZ Sports has obtained ... the 15-time NBA All-Star was decked out in a huge gold chain, a black track suit and some specs as cameras rolled on him for his part in the Amazon Prime series.

Playing "Mustafa," he chatted away with businessman and producer, Jas Mathur, who also has the role of "Miguel" in the hit show.

Sydney Sweeney may have been spotted rubbing shoulders with single A-listers like Orlando Bloom and Tom Brady during Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's wedding weekend ... but TMZ has learned she's not dating anyone.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … the actress is very much single despite the swirling speculation after she was seen spending time on a stroll through the streets of Venice, Italy with both Bloom and Brady.

Our sources say she's not interested in dating anyone after calling off her engagement to fiancé Jonathan Davino. We broke the story ... the former couple separated in January.

Todd Chrisley's revealing one of his biggest behind-bars blowups ... and it wasn't with just any inmate. Nope, it was with the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scam ringleader himself, Rick Singer.

Just weeks after scoring a presidential pardon from Trump, Todd sat down with wife Julie on daughter Savannah’s 'Unlocked' podcast -- where he spoke about how he hit his boiling point when he caught Singer badmouthing Savannah over her taking the Bureau of Prisons to task on behalf of her dad.

Todd claimed he marched straight up to Rick and warned him he didn’t care about the consequences -- saying, "I’ll rip your head off and s*** down your neck if you talk about my child again!"

Randy Moss will be back in his seat on ESPN's "Sunday NFL Countdown Show" this season ... after he was forced to take time off-air in 2024 due to his cancer battle.

The network confirmed the news to The Athletic ... saying in a statement getting word that the Freak will be on set come Week 1 "has been the highlight of the offseason."

Moss revealed he was dealing with some sort of health issue in December. He didn't disclose more information at the time, only that it was internal.

Damian Lillard's time in Milwaukee has come to an abrupt end -- the Bucks are releasing the star guard amid his torn Achilles recovery.

The surprising move occurred during the first full day of free agency on Tuesday ... when Milwaukee let go of the 9-time All-Star to financially make room to sign ex-Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner to a four-year deal worth $107 million.

The Bucks will now pay Lillard the remaining $113 million of his contract over the next five years.

Lizzo just got brutally honest about the hell she’s been through -- from the bombshell lawsuit to harassment claims -- admitting she hit such a dark place, she seriously considered giving up on life.

The singer didn’t sugarcoat a thing in Women’s Health -- dropping the chilling question, "You ever get tired of living?" before revealing the pain ran so deep, she found herself thinking, "I could die."

Lizzo clarified she never tried to end her life before -- or even planned to -- but the hate got so loud, she started to wonder ... If everyone thinks I’m this awful person, then what’s the point of being here at all?

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's offseason just got $285 million sweeter ... the NBA champion just locked in a super max contract with the Thunder -- making him the highest-paid NBA player ever!!

The blockbuster four-year deal was announced on Tuesday, keeping the NBA MVP with the champion Thunder through the 2030-31 season.

Doing the math ... it means SGA will earn $71.25 million per year, making it the NBA's highest annual salary in league history.

Travis Kelce is opening up on what it's like to date the most famous singer on the planet ... saying the craziest part is folks watching his every move -- meaning he can no longer relieve himself on the golf course.

Kelce chopped it up with Will Compton and Taylor Lewan on the "Bussin' With The Boys" podcast this week ... when he peeled back the curtain on his romance with Taylor Swift -- and denied they're purposely trying to get more eyeballs on them with their adventures.

"We're having fun with it, man," Kelce said. "Yeah, being a couple, dude. You already know. It gets thrown out there as it's like we're trying to seek attention every now and then. But it's like, we're just enjoying life and having fun, going to hockey games, kind of introducing her to some more of the sports world."

Ronnie Coleman's family is providing an update on his health condition -- revealing the legendary bodybuilder is suffering from an infection in his bloodstream ... and has been moved to a specialized medical center for treatment.

The news was released on Tuesday ... a day after Coleman's loved ones told fans he was hospitalized with a "serious medical condition".

The family said Coleman was moved to the new facility to receive the "highest care possible," and he "remains under intensive medical supervision."

Dick Vitale is taking WNBA players to task for snubbing Caitlin Clark on their All-Star Game ballots ... ripping their voting as nothing more than "PURE JEALOUSY."

It was revealed on Monday that Clark was named just the ninth-best guard when it came to the players' ASG vote ... and it didn't take long for Dickie V to go off on the league for the results.

"Absolutely PURE JEALOUSY," he wrote on his X page. "Some day they will realize what she Has done for ALL of the players in the WNBA. Charted planes - increase in salaries-sold out crowds - improved TV Ratings."