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Leonard Fournette is following in Dez Bryant's footsteps ... he just signed with Jay Z's Roc Nation Sports to rep him as he prepares for the NFL Draft.

The LSU running back is widely considered to be a 1st round pick -- and was one of the most coveted players by agents looking to sign NFL prospects.

But Jay did it again ... and the two made it official on social media moments ago.

"Excited to be apart of my new family, let's get it #BugaNation ❌ @rocnation."

President Obama's year-end news conference made at least one reporter queasy.

The Prez stopped right in the middle of talking to reporters about Aleppo ... when he saw the commotion around a female journalist in the White House press briefing room.

Obama even ordered his personal doctor to help the woman as she had to be escorted out of the room. Dr. Ronny Jackson was Johnny-on-the-spot.

This was the President's last gathering with reporters before he leaves on vacation. He and the First Family are jetting out to Hawaii for the holidays.

A grand jury has indicted three men in connection with a shooting that killed Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay's daughter back in October.

As we previously reported, 15-year-old Trinity Gay was killed during a shoot-out between 2 cars in a Lexington, KY restaurant parking lot. Officials say Gay was struck by a stray bullet.

According to Lexington PD, Chazerae M. Taylor was indicted on 1 count of wanton murder and 4 counts of wanton endangerment. Lamonte Williams and D'Markeo Taylor were also charged with wanton endangerment.

A fourth suspect is still in jail on a wanton endangerment charge.

Ex-USC linebacker Osa Masina -- who was kicked off the football team after he allegedly raped a girl -- has pled not guilty to criminal charges.

TMZ Sports broke the story ... Masina was charged with rape and forcible sodomy after he allegedly forced a girl into oral and anal sex during a house party in Utah back in July.

19-year-old Masina -- who was banned from the USC campus -- appeared in front of a judge with his lawyer and entered the plea.

Masina is still under investigation for another alleged rape of the same woman that happened in an apartment complex near USC over the summer.

Dylann Roof was convicted for the racially motivated mass murder of 9 worshippers in a South Carolina church.

The jury in Charleston deliberated for 2 hours before returning the guilty verdict on all charges ... including hate crimes, religious obstruction and firearm crimes. The sentencing hearing is scheduled to start January 3, when the jury will decide if he gets life in prison or the death penalty.

Either way, there's a special room waiting for him.

Roof walked into the Emanuel A.M.E. Church on June 17, 2015 and shot and killed 9 people in cold blood ... some of whom had offered him a chair and Bible to join their weekly discussion.

Brock Lesnar was just hit with a 1 year suspension and massive $250k fine for two failed drug tests at UFC 200.

WBC Light Welterweight champ Terence Crawford -- who just came off a KO victory on Saturday -- was just hit with a 90 day jail sentence in connection with a disturbance at an Omaha body shop.

Crawford was in front of an Omaha judge earlier Thursday on charges of property damage, trespassing, and disorderly conduct ... all misdemeanors .... and was convicted on two of the three.

The charges stem from an incident where the owner of Extreme Custom Fleet & Auto says Crawford and some buddies forcefully tried to take Crawford's car out of the shop without fully paying for work that was done.

The owner of the shop claimed $3,300 of damage was done to a hydraulic lift during the fracas ... and claimed he felt intimidated by Crawford's presence ... even though the champ never physically made a threat.

Crawford -- widely recognized as one of the top five fighters in the world -- had faced up to six months in jail on each count and a $500 fine.

And then there were 4 -- Fifth Harmony went on in Brazil without Lauren Jauregui ... who was clearly grounded after her marijuana bust at Dulles Airport.

The group performed Wednesday night at the Fun Pop Fun Festival in Sao Paulo, proving that old adage about the show going on ... even in Lauren's absence.

We broke the story ... she got popped Tuesday night at TSA. She was trying to board a flight for the Brazil concert. She was cited for possession and released, but not in time to make the show, obviously.

Lauren's attorney says she'll be rejoining the ladies for all future performances.

Arizona Cardinals star Michael Floyd was just cut by the team ... only 2 days after being busted for DUI in Arizona.

The 27-year-old -- one of the teams top wide receivers -- was arrested in Scottsdale, AZ after cops say they witnessed him asleep at the wheel of his Cadillac Escalade ... at a traffic light.

Cops say they noticed signs of impairment ... and arrested MF for DUI.

FYI -- Floyd was set to be a free agent after this season ... and was expected to get a big money contract.

Now, he doesn't have a job.

Here's video of the frantic scene following the death of Will Smith, showing Cardell Hayes -- the man convicted of killing Smith -- in full panic mode talking to a man at the scene of the crime.

The video -- shot by an eyewitness and obtained by NOLA.com -- shows Hayes and his friend, Kevin O'Neal, moments after Cardell shot the ex-Saints star, trying to describe what went down. Hayes is in the blue shirt.

The footage was shown to jurors during the trial. Hayes was found guilty on manslaughter and attempted manslaughter charges.

Cris 'Cyborg' Justino is officially a United States citizen!!

The Brazilian born UFC fighter was one of thousands who took an oath of citizenship in Los Angeles Tuesday morning at the L.A. Convention Center.

Get this ... Justino says she put "Cyborg" as her middle name on her docs, just to make things official.

Cyborg applied back in December 2015 ... and had previously had a visa for competitive athletes and a green card.

Looks like Kanye West was the opener for Ray Lewis and Jim Brown -- the sports greats met with Prez-elect Donald Trump shortly after 'Ye.

The football legends arrived separately at Trump Tower. Trump confidante Omarosa escorted both men upstairs for their powwows with the future commander-in-chief.

Afterward, Brown told reporters he talked to Trump about "helping people." He wasn't any more specific than that.

Unclear what was on Ray's agenda, but both he and Trump were at the Army-Navy game over the weekend.

3:50 PM PT -- According to the police report, obtained by TMZ Sports, cops found Floyd asleep in his 2016 Cadillac Escalade at a stop light. They became suspicious of his vehicle cause it didn't move when the light turned green.

Police say the engine was running and Floyd's foot was on the brake, so they blocked his car and pounded on the windows until he woke up and put the car in park.

According to the report, cops asked the wide receiver to get out of the car several times -- and eventually had to help him out. They say his speech was slurred and he reeked of booze.

Police say Floyd told them he was on his way to the airport to pick up his nephew -- and that he had drank a couple glasses of "house cabernet" a few hours earlier.

He originally said he had been drinking at the W Hotel, but then changed his story and said he drank on the plane ride home from Miami.

Cops arrested him on DUI charges, and then added a failure to obey a lawful order charge because he refused to take a breath test.

Arizona Cardinals star Michael Floyd was arrested on DUI charges early Monday morning ... after police found the wide receiver unconscious behind the wheel of his car ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Floyd -- who was also arrested for driving drunk during his time at Notre Dame -- was booked for 2 counts of DUI, obstructing a roadway and failure to obey an officer.

The Cardinals had just gotten back from Miami after losing to the Dolphins 26-23. Floyd had 2 catches for 18 yards.

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.

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.

Bristol Palin has bun #3 in the oven ... which means the honeymoon is officially over for Bristol and her husband.

Sarah Palin's oldest daughter is expecting her second child with Dakota Meyer. They just got married 6 months ago, and Bristol told "Entertainment Tonight" she's due in the Spring.

Do the math and it's clear these 2 work quickly.

Bristol and Dakota already have 1 child together. She, of course, also has Tripp with former fiance Levi Johnston.