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He did it everyone ... Johnny Manziel made a decision!!! He finally picked one of the TWO hot chicks he went clubbing with in Hollywood this week for a SECOND DATE ... and TMZ Sports has the footage.

And the winner is ... THE HOT BLONDE MODEL CHICK!!!

Of course, Johnny was first spotted with the blonde (her name is Lauren) on Sunday when he was leaving Emerson nightclub with ANOTHER attractive lady in tow.

But last night, the Texas A&M quarterback took Lauren to a nice romantic sushi dinner at Katsuya in Hollywood ... with the help of a chauffeur-driven SUV. No word on what happened to the brunette.

After the date, Manziel talked to us about his brain fart on ESPN2 during the BCS Championship, admitting it was a little embarrassing, but all part of the growing process.

He also defended his friend Jameis Winston against all of the people who tried to attack his intelligence after the BCS title game.

"He's a great dude ... I talked to him today," Manziel said ... adding, "I've got a lot of respect for Jameis. I'm really proud of him."

Now, check out more pics of Johnny's blonde lady friend ...

Michelle Rodriguez upstaged the NY Knicks from her courtside seats by drunkenly posing for ridiculous selfies ... and snuggling up to smoking hot model Cara Delevingne.

Michelle was all over Cara -- and looked totally out of it -- while putting on what has to be the greatest party chick clinic in NBA history last night at Madison Square Garden.

It's unclear if Michelle -- who's proudly stated going "both ways" in the past -- scored after the game ... but click through the gallery.

Looks to us like Michelle put in enough work to earn some overtime.

Oh, the Knicks won the game. But who cares?

Tim Tebow says he's not the next Nostradamus ... or even the next Miss Cleo ... after nearly predicting the final score in the BCS Championship (he was off by 1 point) ... telling TMZ Sports, "Sometimes you just get lucky!"

Tebow was at LAX yesterday when we asked him about the prediction that rocked the sports world -- he appeared in his first ever gig as an ESPN analyst before the BCS game and said he thought FSU would beat Auburn 35-31.

He wasn't far off ... the final score was 34-31.

We also spoke to Tim about critics like former NFL star Jamie Dukes (see video below) who say Tim won't succeed as an NFL analyst because he's too damn nice.

Of course, Tim shot that theory down ... in the nicest way possible.

FSU head coach Jimbo Fisher says the fact ESPN reporter Heather Cox interviewed him instead of Jameis Winston last night, had NOTHING to do with her springing rape questions on the QB back in December.

The Seminoles coach told TMZ Sports -- outside the team hotel on Tuesday -- the university did not give ESPN any parameters about who would interview Winston ... even though Jameis ran away from his last interview with Cox on Dec. 7th when she fired off a series of questions about the rape investigation.

We also spoke with Heather about the post-game interview assignments ... and she backed up the coach, saying it was "totally standard procedure."

Cox explained, "When two reporters are covering the game, the reporter that covers the winning team interviews the winning coach, and the other reporter interviews a winning player."

Cox says if the game had gone the other way last night, she would've spoken with Auburn's QB Nick Marshall after the game.

Besides ... sources connected to FSU tell us Jameis actually reached out to Cox after the December interview to make it clear he had no hard feelings.

As Jameis might put it ... no harm, no foul.

The girl who sued Kris Humphries for giving her herpes has slept with so many men ... she can't say for sure whether the NBA star is actually the one responsible for transmitting it -- this according to new court docs.

TMZ broke the story, Kayla Goldberg sued Humphries in 2012, claiming she had unprotected sex with Humphries two years prior in 2010 and he gave her genital herpes.

But apparently suing Kris isn't the only thing that's easy -- according to new docs filed by Humphries' attorneys, Kayla admitted during a recent deposition that she has no hard evidence he's the one who gave her the herp ... because she's had multiple sexual partners.

Humphries wants her lawsuit dismissed.

We broke the story ... video of Yasiel Puig's arrest for speeding 110 mph down a Florida highway -- and the cop raises a great point: Who the hell speeds like that with their mother in the car?? Think Puig got the point?

Plus, BCS champ Jameis Winston gets a heaping dose of hate, hate, hate! Why some people are comparing him to Forrest Gump's pal, Bubba ... after his post game comments?

Charles Barkley sounds like crap, but is shockingly NOT bitter about his Auburn Tigers getting crushed in the last minute of the BCS Championship ... 'cause he says FSU was the better squad.

Sir Charles was getting the hell outta dodge at LAX today ... when he broke down the game for TMZ Sports in true Zen fashion -- explaining why his Alma Mater still had a great season even though they suffered the crushing defeat.

The NBA Hall-of-Famer knows first hand what it feels like to be on the losing side of a championship game -- his Phoenix Suns lost to the Chicago Bulls back in '93.

Check out the clip ... even though Chuck's barely got a voice left, he still gives dap to Auburn fans.

TMZ Sports has obtained dash cam footage from Yasiel Puig's speeding arrest ... which shows the L.A. Dodgers star being reamed out and handcuffed by a PISSED OFF Highway Patrol officer.

As we previously reported, Puig was arrested in Collier County, Florida on Dec. 28 when officers say he was driving a white Benz at speeds of 110 mph, with his mom and two other passengers in the car.

During the arrest, the cop becomes ENRAGED when he learns that Puig was driving so fast with his mother in the car -- and begins to yell at the Cuban born baseball star in Spanish.
He also tells Puig that he could have killed his mother.

During the stop, Puig's mother is crying hysterically as Yasiel is taken into the back of the squad car.

At one point, one of the troopers tells Yasiel in Spanish, "You don't care about your own mother's life?!"

As Yasiel is being led to the squad car, he desperately pleads with the trooper to let him go ... saying in Spanish, "Officer, I'm sorry ... I'm begging you, sir."

One of the male passengers in Yasiel's car gets out of the car and approaches the arresting officer -- who FLIPS OUT ... and screams at the guy to get back in the Benz.

BCS champ Jameis Winston is lashing back at the haters who think he sounded like a buffoon during his post-game interview yesterday -- basically telling them to suck it ... because HE'S THE NATIONAL CHAMPION.

If you stuck around to watch Jameis speak after last night's game, you'd know what we're talking about. The FSU QB wasn't exactly the most articulate guy on the field.

But Jameis doesn't give a crap, tweeting moments ago, "For the people that criticize the way that I talk this is for y'all. The Florida State Seminoles are national champions! That is all."

Ex-Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Carl Pickens -- a 2-time Pro Bowler -- was arrested in Georgia this week after cops say he attacked his wife and pinned her down by her neck.

According to the Gwinnett County Police Department, Pickens and his wife got into an argument on Dec. 7th ... and it was all about why his wife allowed her friend to join them on a movie date.

Cops say the argument escalated ... with Pickens slamming her onto a couch and then pinning her down by the neck.

Cops say ... Carl's wife says the ex-NFL star also threw various objects around the house and then stormed out.

When cops arrived to the scene, cops say they could see a bruise on the woman's neck.

Jameis Winston's cousin -- an active U.S. Army soldier -- became an overnight celebrity when the FSU star gave her a shout-out moments after he won the BCS Championship ... and now, we can finally put a face to the name.

Of course, Jameis mentioned his cousin while trying to explain the magnitude of the BCS Championship ... explaining, "My cousin in the Afghanistan watching this game, T'Ola Winston."

Turns out, T'ola is a corporal in the Army who's currently deployed with the ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) ... tasked to help keep the peace in Afghanistan.

We reached out to the military to get a comment from T'Ola ... but you know, she's kinda busy.

The Winston family has a lot to be proud of this morning.

There was another "bowl" game in Pasadena last night ... a game that requires a GIANT BONG in the shape of a football ... and last night at the BCS championship, one celebrity had front row seats.

"Curb Your Enthusiasm" star Cheryl Hines -- a big FSU fan -- was waiting in line to get into the stadium when she came face-to-face with the guys from the "420 Football League."

FYI -- teams in the 420FL teams compete by ripping a bong and then holding the toke for as long as they can. The active players can advance the ball one yard for every second they hold their breath.

The guys invited Cheryl to join the league ... but it was clear, she's just not into playing on grass.

Still, the whole encounter is hilarious ... with Cheryl adding, "Colorado would like it."

Jenna Jameson is slamming Tito Ortiz for his DUI bust ... claiming he's putting their children in danger while committing public relations suicide.

Jenna thinks Tito's arrest after crashing his Porsche proves what she's been saying all along -- that Tito's a bad dude, and told us -- "A lot of people think he's this fantastic guy ... it's just not true."

She added, "Slowly but surely he'll hang himself. Not literally, but figuratively."

Jenna also explains how Tito's arrest could lead to her snatching back custody of their 2 boys.

Despite the fact he lied ... cheated ... falsely accused others ... and embarrassed his country ... there's still one person who's got Lance Armstrong's back -- his girlfriend Anna Hansen.

Lance and Anna (who have been dating since 2008) were stand-up paddle boarding together in Hawaii the other day.

It's one of the only activities Lance is allowed to participate in ... since he was banned from cycling, triathlons and just about every sport that requires its players to not be a lying, doped up cheater.

He's usually incredible under pressure, but last night Johnny Manziel experienced a live brain freeze moment on live TV ... in the middle of his BCS Championship commentary.

Manziel was on ESPN2 with Tim Tebow to give insight on the Florida St. vs. Auburn game ... when he tried to explain how FSU could contain Auburn QB Nick Marshall in the second half of the game.

That's when Johnny's brain shut down right in the middle of his sentence. It's pretty funny ... even Johnny couldn't help but smile.

But fear not, Manziel recovered like a pro ... and got through the rest of the show without a problem.

Hey, he's not the first guy to have one of those moments on live TV ...

The Johnny Manziel party train continued to roll last night ... but this time, the Heisman winner didn't leave the club with two hot models, he was with his quarterback coach ... and TMZ Sports has the footage.

Manziel -- who appeared as a guest commentator during the BCS title game Monday night -- was leaving Bootsy Bellows on the Sunset Strip with QB guru George Whitfield Jr., a guy who's trained bigtime signal callers like Cam Newton and Andrew Luck.

In fact, Johnny even talked a little football on his way out of the club ... saying the dramatic Florida St. victory over Auburn was one of the greatest games he's ever seen.