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Brazilian soccer legend Ronaldinho isn't afraid of a little 5 on 1 .. especially when the 5 are in thongs.

A photo of the 33-year-old goal scoring machine has surfaced showing a handful of ladies showing off their plump Brazilian backsides in a pool while Ronaldinho strikes his best "Statue of the Redeemer" pose.

It's unclear when or where the photo was taken ... but really, does it even matter?

The Patriots have ANOTHER thing to be pumped up about ... one of their cheerleaders appeared on "American Idol" last night ... and KILLED IT.

22-year-old Stephanie Petronelli stepped in front of Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick Jr. during the Boston auditions and belted out Grace Potter’s “Paris (Ooh La La).”

The Patriots tell TMZ Sports ... Stephanie had to get permission from the team before she could appear on the show in her official cheer uniform -- and the Patriots were happy to give their blessing.

J.Lo dug it ... Keith was on the fence ... and Harry told her she sucked.

But just like the Patriots, Stephanie found a way to get to the next round.

And get this ... the Patriots have been SWORN to secrecy about Stephanie's fate on the show. A rep for the team tells us producers have specifically asked them to stay mum on the cheerleader so they won't give away the results for the next round.

Houston Texans star Arian Foster accused his baby mama of being a fame whore and a gold digger, and now we have a photo that might back him up. We ain't sayin' she's a gold digger -- SHE IS!

Plus, NBA star Joe Johnson drops $10,000 during a baller night in a famous London nightclub! We know what he bought ... including the perfect bait for hooking up.

If you've been sending Aaron Hernandez masturbation material .... it won't do the trick, because it's going straight from the mail room to the trash can.

Fact is ... we've learned the former Patriots TE has been flooded with mail containing a Cracker Jack surprise -- nude selfies of fans hoping to help Aaron relieve stress.

Here's the rub. The jail has a strictly-enforced no-porn policy. The jail staff opens the letters and anything titillating is put to the side.

The porn should go in the trash, but anyone who's seen "Orange Is the New Black" knows where it goes.

"Lazy Rivers" aren't just for inflatable rafts and pina coladas ... a whole bunch of college football stars are using one as a TRAINING GROUND for the NFL Draft.

13 potential NFLers jumped in the water at the Regal Palms Resort in Orlando early this morning to train with legendary conditioning coach Tom Shaw, who's worked with huge stars like Tom Brady and Deion Sanders.

Among the trainees -- Timmy Jernigan (DT) and Lamarcus Joyner (DB) from Florida State, both potential 1st rounders. FSU wide receiver Kenny Shaw was also part of the group.

We're told Tom likes to use the lazy river because it's great resistance training -- and helps the players work on leg and core strength.

Tom's camp tells TMZ Sports ... the resort closes down the pool for the players ... but assures us "if there were kids in the pool, they'd be fine ... the players wouldn't hurt them."

12:06 PM PT -- This just got CRAZY -- officials say Javaris is part of a MASSIVE drug trafficking ring centered in the Atlanta area.

According to Atlanta District Attorney, Javaris and other suspects are accused of selling "multi-kilo quantities of cocaine and several hundred pounds of marijuana."

Officials say the drug ring has been operating since at least 2012.

Javaris -- along with more than a dozen others -- were arrested in a sting operation in Atlanta today.

Javaris Crittenton -- the former NBA star who was famously involved in a locker room gun standoff with Gilbert Arenas -- was arrested on drug charges in Georgia, TMZ Sports has learned.

Crittenton -- who is still facing murder charges in the 2011 shooting death of an Atlanta woman -- was busted in Fulton County early Wednesday morning.

According to his booking sheet, the 26-year-old was arrested for "Conspiracy To Violate Georgia Controlled Substance Act."

Details of the arrest are still unclear.

Another NBA star is doing his part for American diplomacy ... only this time, there's no homicidal dictator involved.

TMZ Sports has learned ... Brooklyn Nets star Joe Johnson hit up the China White nightclub in London Monday night and went on a champagne bonanza ... dropping close to $10k on bubbly.

Johnson and the Nets are in the U.K. to take on the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday as part of the NBA's plan to globalize the sport.

But 3 days before the game, Joe chalked up some big numbers at the nightclub ... buying 7 bottles of Dom Perignon Rose Luminous (at $1,200-a-pop), 2 shots of Sex on the Beach and some water.

Plus, Joe left a $960 tip on the bill ... making his bill for the night just shy of $10,000.

The woman carrying Arian Foster's unborn baby is "currently in settlement negotiations" with the NFL star in the hopes of ending their legal war in private ... this according to the woman's lawyer.

TMZ Sports broke the story ... the Houston Texans running back is being sued by pregnant college student Brittany Norwood, who claims Arian -- who's married -- knocked her up 17 weeks ago and has not paid for a cent of her medical expenses.

She also claims Arian tried to pressure her into aborting the baby.

But now, Brittany's lawyer told KHOU that both sides have come to the negotiating table in the hopes of working out a private settlement to avoid a nasty public court battle.

This. Is. BIG. Hulk Hogan has essentially ENDED his war with the Ultimate Warrior ... telling TMZ Sports he's GLAD his former rival will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame ... and even called him "a good man."

It's a HUGE olive branch from Hogan -- who had RIPPED Warrior in the past as an "ass clown" and a "loser."

The feelings were mutual though, Warrior had made several attack videos about Hogan -- in which he called the WWE legend a "malicious backstabber" ... and worse.

But now, with the WWE honoring Warrior by making him a part of the 2014 HOF class ... Hogan has changed his tune and yesterday in NYC, he actually praised the guy.

Now, let's watch them fight ...

Reggie Bush did an awesome thing in L.A. the other day ... he gave money to TWO people in need ... but we noticed, one of the beggars got WAY MORE than the other.

Bush -- who was cruisin' around town in his $300,000 Rolls-Royce Phantom -- pulled over for a male beggar and handed the guy a crisp $20.

A short time later, he saw another person with a sign ... and stopped to give her a couple bucks as well.

Nice work, Reg.

Wrestling legend Mae Young has passed away ... and this time, it's for realsies.

90-year-old Young had been hospitalized on December 31 ... and her health rapidly declined. A local South Carolina media outlet had reported she passed away last week, but she was still kickin'.

Now, the WWE has confirmed ... Mae, who was in hospice care, died last night. Her cause of death was not revealed.

Young was a trailblazer who wrestled for 8 DECADES!!!

In fact, Mae and fellow pioneer female wrestler The Fabulous Moolah returned to the WWE back in 1999 -- when they were both in their 70s -- and were involved in numerous iconic moments like being powerbombed through a table by the Dudley Boyz ... and the birth of the "hand" icon.

WWE superstar John Cena was in NYC this morning ... and paid his respects to Young -- calling her a consumate professional and a wonderful person.

R.I.P.

The woman carrying Arian Foster's fetus is a gold digger ... and to prove it, she DRESSED UP LIKE ONE FOR HALLOWEEN ... and TMZ Sports has the photo.

Sources tell us Brittany donned the outfit for Halloween 2012 -- she posted the photo to her Instagram page along with the caption, "Now I ain't saying she a golddigger ... no wait yes she is."

Of course, the pic is interesting since Arian filed legal docs painting Brittany as a shameless fame whore who's trying to exploit the pregnancy to get a reality TV show.

And there's this ... Arian isn't the first pro athlete Brittany's been linked to. We know she was tight with NBA star Chase Budinger, who played for the Houston Rockets at the time.

In fact, she visited Chase in San Diego back in 2012. Unclear if they're still friendly.

She ain't messin' with no broke ...

Robert Griffin III tells TMZ Sports ... he's not worried about all of the people talking smack about him -- 'cause critics and haters are simply "part of the business."

It's interesting since RG3 just posted a Facebook rant in which he went off on the perils of fame ... and took shots at the people who said the Redskins had a crappy season because Robert was sidetracked by his endorsement deals.

But when the QB landed in DC on Tuesday, RG3 told us how he plans to handle the haters going forward.

FYI -- we also asked what was up with the bizarre tongue exercises he was doing on the sidelines during the final week of the regular season. Weeeeeird.

Kanye West just gained a HUGE ally ... 325-pound former NFL star Shaun Smith, who's PROUD Yeezy got violent with an alleged Kim K hater ... and says he woulda done the same thing.

Smith called in to the "TMZ Sports" show ... and told us if anyone called his wife an "n***er lover" (as the guy in the Kanye altercation allegedly did), he "might have to choke the sh*t out of him like Latrell Sprewell did P.J. Carlesimo."

He went on to defend his position -- it's clear, Smith is a guy you don't wanna piss off.

But Smith's former Cincinnati Bengals teammate Chad Johnson feels differently ... telling TMZ Sports West was wrong to resort to violence.

"[Ye] took the violent route and that isn’t’ the right thing, but protecting his family is a different thing… the words shouldn’t bother you and in a position like that… ignore it in general."

Shaun pointed out that Chad might of been singing a different tune back in 2005 ... when Johnson was more of a loose cannon.

Justin Bieber just got raided, but ex-NFL star Jordan Babineaux has a different kinda justice in mind -- and it involves a major ass whoopin' for JB! You gonna argue with the guy?

Plus, Arian Foster blasts the ex-bartender he knocked up -- claiming she's just using him to cash in with her own reality show. Does the term "blondashian" mean anything to you? Arian says it does to her.

An extremely emotional Arian Foster EXPLODED on a reporter in Houston moments ago -- telling the guy the legal war with his pregnant baby mama is "tearing me up."

The reporter, who works for FOX 26 in Houston had gone to Arian's home to get a comment -- standard operating procedure in the news world -- and that's when Arian went off.

The Houston Texans running back stood in his driveway and made it clear, he's not ready to open up about the situation yet ... yelling, "I'll talk to y'all when I feel it's right."

TMZ Sports broke the story ... Arian -- who's married with children -- is being sued by a college student who says the NFL star pressured her to get an abortion and refuses to help out financially with the pregnancy.