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The Mayor of Ferguson tells TMZ Sports the St. Louis Rams could play a HUGE role in helping the city heal in the wake of the recent civil unrest ... and it all starts with a playground.

Here's the deal ... each year the Rams provide money and manpower to build a brand new state-of-the-art jungle gym for one lucky community in the area.

This year, Rams legend Aeneas Williams -- a community leader in Ferguson -- is lobbying for the team to choose his city ... claiming it could be the catalyst for positive change the area so desperately needs.

We spoke with Mayor James Knowles who says, "To have the Rams take an interest, for them to potentially come build this for us, it's not just some construction group. It's our local football team. It would mean so much."

He adds, "It would have a huge psychological and emotional impact."

The Mayor says he likes the city's chances of being selected by the NFL team -- and praises Williams for leading the charge.

Floyd Mayweather dropped thousands of bucks at a sushi/steak joint with 40 of his closest friends, and there was only one ground rule -- NO ONE was allowed to egg the champ.

Floyd and his crew hit up Musashi Japanese Steakhouse in Vegas Thursday night. A bunch of his employees were in the group, along with family and friends.

Floyd ate a bunch of grub -- shrimp tempura roll, ribeye (cooked medium well), prawns and fried rice with no egg ... turns out Money despises eggs.

Before she was rockin' pom poms, Houston Texans cheerleader Antonieta was a real deal BOXER ... and she tells TMZ Sports she REALLY wants to fight Ronda Rousey!

The 28-year-old stunner -- who's only been on the squad one season -- was a state champ in Texas back in 2005 ... and says she still has a burning passion for the sweet science.

"I recently sparred against the number two ranked Olympian boxer ... and did pretty well."

As far as fighting Rousey would go, Antonieta says she's open to an MMA fight ... and she's already got a game plan.

"If I can give her hooks and jabs and prevent her from taking me down ... it's possible that I could get her!

Now, let's get serious ... Antonieta knows Rousey is a beast -- but says it would just be an honor to get in the ring with her ... and she's not afraid.

That makes one of us.

Chris Johnson's run at an NFL comeback will NOT be derailed by the bullet to his shoulder ... according to his doctors.

Chris says he got a check up with docs today ... and was told "everything looks great!"

Considering the drive by shooting injured a pretty vital body part on a running back -- there were some doubts about his physical ability to play next season, but CJ2K is now removing all doubt.

Former Philadelphia Eagles safety Nate Allen isn't satisfied with having his name cleared after being accused of masturbating in public ... he plans on suing the cops that arrested him in the first place.

Allen's lawyer, Sawyer Smith, tells TMZ Sports ... Allen wants to make sure no other citizens go through the horrible experience he did, that's why he's chosen to sue.

Smith, who has sent a letter of intent to sue to Fort Myers Police says, "he's a fighter, and he's going to stand up for this community and its residents to have a fair shake when they interact with law enforcement."

Allen was cleared of any wrongdoing last month after he was arrested for allegedly driving around while pleasuring himself. Cops eventually realized they had the wrong man and let him go.

Talk about a golden touch ... TMZ Sports has learned Floyd Mayweather used an 18 karat gold pen -- worth $4,000 -- to sign his contract for the big Pacquiao fight.

It's called the Peerless 125 (because there are only 125 in the world) by Cross ... and it's one of the most expensive writing implements in the world.

A spokesperson for Cross says he's pumped to add Floyd to the list of "noble" clients who use the company's pens ... including Oprah and President Obama, who has actually signed official docs with a Cross.

BTW -- Floyd retired the pen after he signed contract ... saying it's now "a part of history."

4:27 PM PT -- TMZ Sports obtained a copy of the warrant ... in which his Vegas accusers essentially tell the same story as Sharper's other accusers -- they were drugged and raped.

The women say they met Sharper at Surrender nightclub at the Encore on January 15th ... then went to another nightclub before ending up at Sharper's penthouse suite at the Cosmopolitan.

The women say Sharper offered them shots (which he made himself) ... which officials believe contained a drug that made them black out ... and that's when he allegedly sexually assaulted them.

Former NFL star Darren Sharper has struck a huge plea deal in his multi-state rape cases ... according to the New Orleans District Attorney.

D.A. Leon Cannizzaro announced that Sharper will begin entering guilty pleas for rape allegations in Louisiana, Arizona, California, and Nevada ... possibly as soon as Monday. Sharper has been sitting in Los Angeles County jail since February 2014.

Sharper is also facing federal charges in the New Orleans case ... stemming from his alleged distribution of drugs with the intent to rape between 2010 and 2014.

Cannizzaro said Sharper is expected to be transferred to Louisiana within the next 30 days to enter the guilty plea.

Kevin Durant actually has bigger problems than being out indefinitely from the NBA ... 'cause rapper Lil B says it's his "BasedGod" curse that's dogging Durant ... and it won't be lifted until Kevin sees him on the court.

The beef between the two started back in 2011 when Lil B says Durant took an unprovoked shot at his rapping skills in a tweet.

Lil B then fired back with a tweet of his own ... hitting Durant with the dreaded "BasedGod" curse and proclaimed that Kevin would never win a title until it was lifted.

So when the news dropped that Durant's foot injury -- which has hampered him all year -- was going to keep him off the court indefinitely, social media began buzzing ... was it the curse?

TMZ Sports spoke to Lil B and he told us Durant's BasedGod curse remains, and it's the reason for all of KD's current career struggles.

"He's still under it. Everyone who disses Lil B pays for it."

According to Lil B -- who dropped a hilarious song called "F*ck Kevin Durant" last year -- there's only one way to break the curse ... Kevin has to play him in basketball.

"All he has to do is meet on the basketball court for a friendly game of 21. I'm passionate about my game, my defense, if he doesn't beat me 21-0 he should be embarrassed."

Charlie Sheen -- and anyone else who's mad at President Obama for filling out an NCAA tournament bracket -- is really just an old fashioned racist ... so says Charles Barkley.

Sr. Chuck and his "Inside the NBA" co-star Kenny Smith were leaving the London Hotel in NYC when the two went off on Obama's bracket critics.

"What, is he not supposed to think about anything else?" Smith said.

Barkley was more direct -- "Listen, you people in America who are upset that President Obama did a bracket ... why don't ya'll just go say you don't like him because he's black."

He continued, "Cut through all the BS ... don't say he take too many vacations ... just say, 'We don't like him because he's black.'"

Darren Sharper has just been charged with two counts of rape in Las Vegas -- after prosecutors say he sexually assaulted two women in January 2014.

The details surrounding the allegations are unclear. A hearing has been set for April 3rd.

The former NFL superstar is also facing sexual assault charges in 3 other cities ... L.A., New Orleans and Phoenix.

In both Arizona and California, prosecutors say Sharper drugged his victims and then sexually assaulted them.

Sharper is currently behind bars in L.A.

Here's video of Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson out in Hollywood ... with Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model Samantha Hoopes riding shotgun -- so, is this a date?!??

The two were leaving Katsuya in Hollywood in what appears to be a pimped out vintage Rolls-Royce convertible ... with some dude sitting in the backseat.

Wilson is very single after pulling the plug on his two year marriage to his college sweetheart Ashton Wilson last year.

As for Hoopes ... she's 24-years-old and smokin' hot ... and also loves football.

We're trying to find out more ... in the meantime, enjoy these photos ...

9:40 AM PT -- Well placed sources tell us ... the two are definitely NOT in a relationship ... but really enjoy hanging out with each other.

Indianapolis Colts linebacker Erik Walden was attacked by his baby mama ... who slashed him with a knife and attacked his female companion with a baseball bat ... this according to the police report.

The story is insane ... cops tracked down Erika Palmer, the mother of Walden's children, after she allegedly went on a rampage in Georgia on Saturday night.

Walden told police Palmer had been waiting at their home around 11:30 PM with a baseball bat and gun.

Walden says he was able to wrestle the gun away from Palmer -- but during the incident, she bashed Walden's female friend in the arm, severely injuring her right elbow. Walden says she also trashed the house and stole his $35,000 gold Rolex watch.

Palmer left the home ... but later returned ... and another struggle broke out. This time, she allegedly slashed Walden in the left upper arm with a knife ... causing a 4 to 6 inch gash.

Walden says Palmer ran from the home. Cops say they tracked Palmer's cell phone and found her in a nearby Hampton Inn ... where she was arrested on 16 charges including aggravated assault, battery, burglary, theft and criminal trespass.

With Jerry Jones under fire for signing Greg Hardy ... Dallas Cowboys star Orlando Scandrick tells TMZ Sports he's excited about his new teammate -- saying, "I think he's a good player."

Of course, Hardy was found GUILTY of assaulting and threatening to kill his ex-GF last year ... but the charges were later dropped because the victim refused to cooperate with prosecutors after striking a financial settlement with the football star.

But when we saw Orlando out in L.A. Thursday, the superstar cornerback wanted to focus on Greg's performance on the field ... and clearly, he believes the dude can play.

For his part, Jones issued a statement on the signing ... saying, "We have spent a great deal of time over the last two days in meeting with Greg directly and gaining a solid understanding of what he is all about as a person and as a football player."

"Obviously a great deal of our study was dedicated to the issue of domestic violence, and the recent events that associated Greg with that issue."

Charlie Sheen just UNLOADED on President Obama -- tearing POTUS apart because he filled out an NCAA Final Four bracket ... and telling TMZ Sports, "We deserve better from our President."

Earlier in the day, Sheen had posted a tweet -- in which he rips Obama for making college basketball picks instead of attending funerals for soldiers.

"It's not cool," Sheen said ... "I don't care about the picks. I care about wasting that kind of time when the world is in the state it's in right now."

"We deserve better from our president ... and I demand it!"

Soooo ... Reggie Bush is in pretty good shape.

The SF 49ers running back showed off his physique on the way out of Heart & Hustle gym in West Hollywood ... an insane high performance celebrity training center.

On the way out, Bush showed off his $400k Lamborghini ... told us if he's going to Matt Stafford's wedding ... and talked about whether he could beat Colin Kaepernick in a footrace.

But the bottom line here ... dude's jacked.

No pants? No problem! So says Dayton basketball star Dyshawn Pierre who tells TMZ Sports ... his NCAA wardrobe malfunction was a KEY FACTOR in his team's big victory!

Pierre was playing Boise State when a teammate's foot got caught in his shorts -- and he was essentially "pantsed" for the whole world to see.

But Pierre tells us it was a MAJOR turning point in the game -- because Dayton was losing at the time ... and it changed the entire team's demeanor.

"It made everybody laugh!! I think it helped relieve some of the tension."

The team went on to win the game ... and Pierre says he spoke with his parents about the situation right after the final buzzer.

"They were more embarrassed for me than I was!"