Hines Ward better stay out of trouble for the next 12 months ... 'cause the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver has been sentenced to a year of probation stemming from his 2011 DUI arrest.

TMZ broke the story ... Ward was arrested for DUI in DeKalb County, Georgia on July 9

Carrot Top is sick of being compared to a ginger Arnold Schwarzenegger ... telling TMZ he's dropped 30 pounds in an effort to return to physical normalcy.

C.T. was at Boa in Hollywood last night ... when he told us he's given up weightlifting for the time being to focus

Barack Obama once again proved he's the most qualified candidate in the field ... TO SING ... 'cause El Presidente once again flexed his voice during an impromptu blues session with B.B. King -- and it was AWESOME!

It all went down at an event at the White House last

While shopping at the Brentwood Country Mart on Tuesday, "Desperate Housewives" star

Journey drummer Deen Castronovo is going back to school ... anger management school ... as part of a plea deal in his domestic violence case.

TMZ broke the story ... 47-year-old Castronovo was arrested on January 20 after allegedly attacking his GF at his Oregon home.

Castronovo originally pled not

There's a big, fat problem on the set of " Biggest Loser " -- TMZ has learned nearly all of the remaining contestants have walked off the show and are threatening to quit after learning about a secret "twist" that could seriously affect their shot at the $250,000 grand prize.

Judge Stephanie Sautner 's zero-tolerance, no-BS attitude saved Lindsay Lohan 's career -- at least that's what the actress is telling friends.

Sources close to Lindsay tell TMZ, LiLo wasn't a big fan of Sautner in the beginning -- but she now realizes that without Sautner laying out a blueprint