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Johnny Manziel hit up L.A.'s nightclub scene, but was all business when we raised the topic of his next potential team ... the L.A. Rams.

Manziel was leaving The Nice Guy Saturday night -- looking sober and driving himself -- and we asked what he thought about playing for the Rams. He didn't hesitate ... immediately giving props to the team's superstar RB Todd Gurley.

Check out the clip ... he's clearly got love for Gurley's game, and maybe the Rams too. Question is ... will they love him back enough to sign him?

More evidence Johnny's in a Hollywood state of mind -- he hung out with Justin Bieber at 1Oak Nightclub last night.

Todd was recently used as an example of how to behave well in the media. Johnny could learn a few things.

Scott Eastwood put his bod on the line for a good cause in Miami ... raising money, and heart rates of anyone watching him go to work.

Eastwood came dripping out of the ocean, completing the swim leg of the South Beach Triathlon Sunday morning. The 30-year-old heartthrob was part of a celebrity relay team at the event which supported St. Jude's Hospital.

Go ahead, Scott ... make everyone's day.

Former NFL QB Troy Smith was arrested for driving impaired and possession of marijuana near his old Ohio State stomping grounds early Sunday morning.

According to cops in Westerville, OH ... Smith was weaving in lanes in his Lincoln MKZ and when officers pulled him over, they noticed his eyes were glassy and his speech was slurred.

We now know who got all of Magic Johnson's natural athletic talent ... his son's pecs ... 'cause TMZ Sports has pics of MJ's kid on the beach with him ... and his physique is Hall of Fame.

Magic Johnson and the whole fam bam were on vacay down in Hawaii earlier this week when his 35-year-old son, Andre, decided to steal the show ... by showing off.

Check out the pic ... Magic is looking good for 56 ... and Andre is looking good for a nickel corner in the NFL.

Andre normally keeps a low profile but after these beach pics, we're guessing all of social media will be on bae watch.

Drake, Chris Brown, and Travis Scott make room ... former NBA player Stephen Jackson's got a hankering for some Rihanna ... promising to get "real aggressive" if he ever runs into the pop star.

Jackson was at LAX when we asked him if he ever got starstruck while playing in front of some of the huge stars that come to watch NBA basketball games.

SJ says it's not really his personality to be star struck ... but that there is one huge star who he'd love to meet and put in some work, work, work, work, work with.

Sting has officially retired from pro wrestling ... making his announcement at his WWE Hall of Fame ceremony, just as TMZ Sports said he would.

We broke the story ... the wrestling legend messed up his neck real bad at his "WWE Night of Champions" match against Seth Rollins back in September -- and was never able to recover.

Jaleel White thinks Nike just blew it with Steph Curry ... saying mispronouncing the MVP's name -- calling him someone from White's hit show "Family Matters"-- was a $14 BILLION MISTAKE.

We got White leaving Craig's in L.A. and asked him about the reports that Curry soured on the honchos at the swoosh when a Nike rep called him "Steph-on" instead of Stephen.

Jaleel knows the name ... it was the same moniker he used playing the "cool" version of Steve Urkel back in the '90s and while it worked getting Laura's attention ... it was a DISASTER for Nike.

Check out the clip ... and witness the pure swag of Stefan Urquelle below.

Erin Andrews got her guard up at LAX when a taxi driver started recording video of her.

It all went down Friday afternoon after Erin landed in L.A. -- and you'll see in this clip ... she was fine talking to our camera guy and with a nearby still photographer.

But the "Dancing with the Stars" and FOX Sports host is clearly still on edge about video cameras she's not expecting -- after her whole hotel room peephole ordeal.

Ronda Rousey is in a "great place mentally, physically and emotionally" ... and most importantly "she's ready to fight" -- so says UFC honcho Dana White.

Lamar Odom hitting the bottle again is taking such a toll on Khloe Kardashian, she pulled the plug on taping "Kocktails with Khloe" this week ... TMZ has learned.

We're told Khloe told production she was too sick to shoot Thursday, but it's not because of the flu. Sources close to production tell us she's stressed out worrying about Lamar Odom's drinking. We're told she's been an emotional wreck.

TMZ broke the story ... LO is refusing to get treatment for addiction as Khloe insists he try something, even an outpatient program. We're told they've been fighting about it all week.

Anyone with dreams of watching 38-year-old Chad Ochocinco try his hand at the OTHER football is in for a rude awakening ... 'cause the ex-NFLer says there is NO WAY he'd ever try his hand on the pitch.

We got Chad leaving a restaurant in L.A. when we asked the soccer addict if he had any plans to take his athleticism to the MLS now that it looks like he's done in the NFL.

Not a crazy question ... Ocho plays a lot of pick up soccer in his off time ... and looks pretty good out there when he's doing it ... not to mention the whole "being a world class athlete thing."

Check out the clip ... Chad says it's never going to happen ... but does give us a hint at what his celebration dance would look like if he ever scored a professional goal.

Good news for the Los Angeles Lakers and Philadelphia 76ers ... legendary UConn coach Jim Calhoun thinks there are teams you can actually DOMINATE ... college teams.

We got Calhoun out in NYC and we had to ask the 3-time National Champion if he thought any of the best teams in the Final Four would have a shot against the NBA's worst.

Bottom line ... Calhoun says don't let the madness of March fool you ... reminding us all that it'd be men against boys and the college kids would "lose by 30."

Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier WILL NOT meet in the octagon later this month at UFC 197 ... 'cause the fight's off after DC injured his leg ... forcing him to withdraw from the event.

The Jones-Cormier grudge match -- scheduled to go down April 23rd in Vegas -- momentarily seemed in jeopardy earlier in the week after Jones spent 2 nights in jail for a probation violation.

However, UFC honcho Dana White gave JJ the green light, and the fight was still on ... that is, 'til Cormier hurt his leg ... putting the highly anticipated rematch on ice.

The severity -- and how the injury was sustained -- is unclear.

No word yet from the UFC on whether Jones will remain on the card ... or if the JJ-DC fight will be rescheduled.

Iggy Azalea spent some quality time with the one friend she knows she can trust to make her smile ... her trusty steed.

In the middle of all the Nick Young drama ... the rap star once again saddled up at an equestrian center in Calabasas to blow off some steam.

There are two very SHOCKING revelations we learned when we got Compton rapper Problem out in L.A. earlier this week.

1. Kevin Costner is from Compton.

2. Somebody in the world (Problem) thinks "Draft Day" is better than "Bull Durham," "Field of Dreams" and "Tin Cup."

We got Problem leaving House of Macau in Hollywood and asked who he thought was the most famous person in the history of C-O-M-P-T-O-N is.

He answered Dr. Dre and Easy E -- to which we informed him that Costner is from Compton, to which he informed us that he has some questionable film taste.

BTW -- Problem's homeboy answered "Waterworld" so ... it could be worse.

Josh Duhamel says he knows exactly what celebrity he'd save if he magically had the power to jump back in time ... former LSU and NBA star Pistol Pete Maravich.

Josh is currently staring in the Hulu show "11.22.63" about a man going back in time to stop the assassination of JFK. So when we got him at LAX we had to ask ...

Which dead celebrity would he save?

Check out the clip -- MLK? Nope. RFK? Nope. Lincoln, Gandhi, John Lennon? None of the above. Josh says he wants to save the guy he calls "maybe the best basketball player behind Steph Curry."