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Steve Francis just posed for another mug shot, 'cause he finally turned himself in on a warrant stemming from a burglary charge earlier this year.

As we previously reported, the ex-NBA star was wanted by cops in Manatee, Florida after he allegedly ransacked a stranger's car back in June and stole over $7k in stuff.

Francis was arrested for DWI in Houston a few weeks ago -- and when Florida police caught wind of that, they issued a warrant for his arrest for the burglary incident.

According to jail records, Francis turned himself in early Monday on a burglary of an unoccupied conveyance charge -- a 3rd degree felony that carries up to 5 years in prison.

Now that Jeff Fisher has been fired, Eric Dickerson wants to give Rams fans a bit of advice -- don't feel bad for the guy, 'cuz he's still filthy rich!!

Dickerson talked about the firing on The Eric Dickerson Show on AM 570 L.A. Sports ... and it's clear he's not surprised about the change.

E.D. -- who vowed not to attend Rams games as long as Fisher was coach -- says he hates to see a man lose his job, but doesn't think he deserves any sympathy.

Erin Andrews is officially engaged -- she told us so -- and has the bling on her finger to prove it too.

We got Erin at LAX ... she just got back from watching the Packers beat down the Seahawks in Green Bay, and she's finally confirmed she's getting hitched to NHL free agent Jarret Stoll.

Erin played it coy when it comes to wedding day plans, but at least we have more details than emojis can provide ... like who she wants to cater the event.

#ErinRunsOnDunkin

So much for that 2 year extension ... the 4-9 Rams have fired head coach Jeff Fisher, announcing the decision via the team's Twitter account moments ago.

Patriots' star receiver Julian Edelman dropped the ball when it came to his brand new daughter's birth certificate.

TMZ Sports has obtained a copy of Lily's birth certificate which lists her full name -- Lily Rose Mary Edelman, and model Ella Rose's name is in the "Mother" box. The "Father" box is blank.

Seems weird since Julian already posted a proud papa shot -- and Ella always maintained he's the dad, even when he wasn't admitting it.

We did some checking and the explanation is simple. When the parents aren't married, they both have to be present when their names are put on the certificate. Julian was already on a flight back to Boston when it was submitted.

What does Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson have in common with UFC Star Ronda Rousey? They both eat their feelings in exactly the same way ... over a heaping plate of chicken wings!!!

We got Jackson out in NYC still basking in the post-Heisman glow and asked him the question everyone secretly wants to know ... after you win the Heisman, what do you chow on to celebrate?

That's when Lamar showed he had something in common with Rousey ... telling us he mowed down some chicken wings -- Ronda's celebratory meal of choice -- after he was handed the trophy.

It remains to be seen if Ronda will ever have a reason to eat wings again ... but if you've seen Lamar play, you know this kid is just starting to fill his trophy case.

Beware, Hooters!

Joe McKnight's ex-college and NFL teammates showed out in force to say a final goodbye to the former star running back at his funeral Monday morning in New Orleans.

Antonio Cromartie, Bart Scott, LenDale White, Willie Colon and D'Brickshaw Ferguson carried McKnight's casket during the emotional ceremony at New Home Ministries church.

Mark Sanchez -- who played with J.M. at USC and on the Jets -- was also in attendance.

McKnight was shot and killed on December 1 by 54-year-old Ronald Gasser ... but could not be buried sooner because of the coroner's investigation.

Lane Kiffin is the big man on campus once again ... 'cause the Alabama offensive coordinator has reportedly accepted the head football coaching gig at Florida Atlantic.

Kiffin -- who was rumored to be a candidate for pretty much every open job at Power 5 conference schools -- has accepted a 5 year deal to be the next coach for the Owls, according to FOX Sports' Bruce Feldman.

Jay Z might wanna stick to pumping up athletes through his music, 'cause his in-person pep talks don't seem to be as effective ... just ask Dez Bryant.

Prior to Bryant's game against the Giants, Hov took a second to hype his Roc Nation athlete for Sunday Night Football ... which sounds like a great idea, right?

Only problem is, Bryant was held to just 1 catch for 10 yards the whole night ... AND he fumbled the only catch he had.

Kevin Hart has some advice for anyone ready to crown Tom Brady the greatest quarterback of all time ... please, please, PUMP YOUR BRAKES ... saying it's still too early to crown Brady's ass.

We got Hart out at Mr Chow and asked him if it's officially time to say Brady's the GOAT ... since he passed Peyton Manning up for most all-time victories by an NFL QB.

That's when KH -- a HUGE sports fan -- got serious ... saying it ain't cool to put Tom at the top while he's still taking snaps ... getting especially hesitant when Joe Montana's name was brought up.

You thought it'd never happen ... but Johnny Manziel is back making throws in an NFL stadium ... kinda ... playing parking lot pigskin with some fans at the Cowboys/Giants game Sunday night.

Manziel is still on a NYC trip that saw him take in the Heisman ceremony (he won that thing, remember?) and took some time to toss the football around with some fans before last night's game.

There was some talk before the season that Johnny might be the one taking snaps for the Cowboys INSIDE the stadium at some point in the future ... but yeah, that definitely ain't happening now.

Ronnie Magro and Malika Haqq-- the hookup that finally merged "Jersey Shore" with the 'Kardashians' -- have already jumped to making high profile Hollywood couple stops.

Khloe's BFF and her new man hit the L.A. Coliseum Sunday for the Rams game. The games have become the new place for celebs to be seen, even though the team's sucked.

As we told you ... Malika and Ronnie hooked up while shooting "Famously Single."

Not everyone's buying they're a real deal couple just yet -- but if they sat through the 42-14 shellacking the Falcons dropped on the Rams ... that's real enough.

Heavyweight Champ Deontay Wilder says there's only one UFC fighter he'd like to get in the boxing ring ... and it ain't Conor ... telling TMZ Sports he'd love to kick the hell out of Brock Lesnar.

We got the big man out at LAX and wanted to know which Octagon star he'd like to rumble with ... since boxing vs. UFC is all the rage these days.

He totally disses McGregor ... saying he's too small and not skilled at all ... but definitely had a guy in mind ... and although it's the biggest, baddest monster in MMA ... Wilder says he'd roll him.

Kenny Smith says if Charles Barkley truly wants to mend his relationship with Michael Jordan, he's got to utter those two magic words -- "I'm sorry."

Cardell Hayes was found GUILTY of manslaughter in the killing of former Saints star Will Smith by a jury in New Orleans ... and could face up to 40 years in prison.

Smith was shot and killed by Hayes on April 9th after a road rage incident. His trial started Monday ... and went through the weekend. The jury started deliberating earlier this afternoon ... and just reached a verdict.

Hayes was found guilty of manslaughter ... and attempted manslaughter.

Saints coach Sean Payton ... as well as ex-Saint Deuce McAllister were present in court while the verdict was read.

The judge tentatively scheduled Hayes' sentencing for February 17th.

Former WWE superstar Shad Gaspard nailed a real-life takedown of an armed robber Saturday night at a Florida convenience store.

Coral Springs PD tells TMZ Sports ... they responded to a call around midnight for an attempted armed robbery at the store. According to police, the suspect appeared to be drunk, walked up to Shad and said, "Hey man, buy me a beer." When Shad said, "There's a better way to ask than that" ... police say the suspect whipped out his firearm.

The store clerk says Shad quickly shoved the suspect against the cooler door, grabbed the guy's gun and it fell to the ground.

Shad tells us he was trying to remove the gun's magazine when he saw an air canister compartment, and realized it was just a BB gun. The 6'7", nearly 300 lb. ex-wrestler took over at that point -- taking the dumbass to the ground and holding him until officers arrived.

Pro Wrestling Sheet also reported Shad's heroics, which were pretty bad ass ... especially considering he didn't know it was a BB gun. That makes no difference to cops, btw -- the suspect was booked for robbery with a weapon.

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