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Robin Thicke was supposed to coach a team at the Celebrity Shootout Saturday ... part of the NHL All Star game honoring his dad, Alan Thicke, but he backed out at the last minute.

Robin was slated to coach his brother, 19-year-old Carter, in addition to Justin Bieber and others.

The singer pulled out Friday night, clearly because of the child custody war in which he's embroiled with Paula Patton.

Robin is not allowed to go near his son Julian for the time being, per judge's order. Robin insists the abuse claims lodged by Paula are bogus, and she had years to complain but chose now just to get back at him.

Michael Chiklis is clearly a die-hard Patriots fan, and is beyond excited at the prospect of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell eating a plateful of crow if Brady wins MVP at the Super Bowl.

We got "The Commish" leaving Craig's Friday night, and he couldn't be more excited about attending the game.

The question ... would Brady yutz Goodell if he gets the MVP? Michael says he knows.

Super Bowl week isn't just big for the NFL, it's HUGE for strippers -- with the top dancers in the world flying to Houston for 6 FIGURE PAYOUTS ... so says one of the greatest ever, Maliah Michel.

Michel is one of the ELITE -- a top tier dancer who also famously dated Drake (he even name dropped her in a song!).

She says the money during big events like the Super Bowl is real -- she made $120k during NBA All-Star weekend in Houston in 2013 and says this week WILL be just as big.

And who's throwing the biggest stacks? It ain't rappers or NBA players.

Maliah says the biggest ballers are the athletes from a particular sport who may have something to prove.

Can't afford Houston this week? Check out the Maliah gallery below ... you can see why she's worth the money.

It's time for Carmelo Anthony to get the hell outta New York and start winning championships ... so says Caron Butler, who wants to see 'Melo play for a REAL contender this season.

TMZ Sports spoke with Butler about the trade rumors surrounding the 'Melo/Phil Jackson drama ... and he says all signs point to the Knicks moving on and building around young star Kristaps Porzingis.

Duke legend Jay Williams says he's 100% behind Mike Krzyzewski's new brand of justice ... saying the the Hall of Fame coach has to take "extreme measures" to right the Blue Devils' ship.

Coach K has been under some heat for banning Duke players from their own locker room, and forbidding them from wearing Duke gear until the team picks up it's poor play.

People are saying K's taking things too far ... but when we talked to the former Blue Devil and 2 time college player of the year ... he said K's got it all under control.

"He's got to take extreme measures ... they haven't really responded to anything else."

One of the most feared sluggers in baseball says he's down to help Tim Tebow live his major league dreams ... with Giancarlo Stanton telling TMZ Sports he'd give TT the tutelage he needs to make it.

Tebow wasn't invited to the Mets spring training camp ... a major blow to his chances of suiting up for the big league squad anytime soon.

Giancarlo says Tebow probably has a lot more work to do before he's ready to really succeed in the sport ... and he's totally down to help Timmy do some of that work.

We also asked Stanton -- currently the highest paid player in MLB -- if he thinks Bryce Harper deserves the $400 mil deal he's looking for and GS had only one message for league owners ... PAY THE MAN.

By the way, Stanton was hangin' at the WME agency in Bev Hills where word on the street is he's working on a travel show. We asked him about it ... and he didn't exactly deny it.

Indianapolis Colts running back Robert Turbin is officially off the hook in his marijuana case ... despite the fact he seemed to take responsibility for the incident on Twitter.

Turbin was pulled over Utah on July 8 for running a stop sign and during the stop, cops found "a rolled joint-type thing" in his car. He was cited for marijuana possession and ordered to appear in court.

He later tweeted, "My mistake. Won't happen again."

But now, TMZ Sports has learned prosecutors threw out the case on "evidentiary grounds" -- and a rep for the Logan City Justice Court tells us there was evidence that shows Turbin might not be guilty.

Bottom line ... case closed. Turbin's in the clear.

A professional MMA fighter -- who fought in a Bellator event in 2015 -- was arrested Friday for allegedly killing two people in what cops believe was a robbery gone bad.

The suspect is Roshaun Jones -- a 5'8" 135 pound fighter from Oklahoma who racked up a 2-6 record as a pro.

He last fought in Kansas back in November and lost in a 1st round armbar.

But officials believe he's not just a bad fighter, but a bad person -- who shot two people to death in an armed robbery at a laundromat in Oklahoma on Monday. One of the victims was a female laundromat employee. Officials say the other victim was a male customer who tried to stop the robbery.

Officials launched a manhunt with help from the U.S. Marshal service and he was arrested today on two counts of 1st degree murder.

A former Baylor University student is suing the school claiming she was gang raped by two then-Baylor football players. She also claims 31 Baylor football players committed 52 acts of rape from 2011 to 2014.

The woman behind the suit identifies herself using the pseudonym Elizabeth Doe -- and claims she was raped by lineman Tre'Von Armstead and linebacker Shamycheal Chatman at a party in 2013.

The woman claims the rape occurred after a party hosted by Baylor football star Shawn Oakman -- who's currently facing rape allegations of his own in an unrelated case.

The woman claims the men took her to her apartment while she was "very intoxicated" and doesn't remember how she got there. She essentially says she was too drunk to give consent.

According to DallasNews.com, the players were named as suspects in a police report about a rape on the day in question, but were never charged with a crime.

The accuser is clearly not backing off the allegations -- and has now sued Baylor for Title IX violations and negligence.

In her suit, the accuser claims the university used the promise of sex with white women to help lure top football recruits to Baylor.

The lawsuit claims an assistant coach once asked a high school athlete, "Do you like white women? Because we have a lot of them at Baylor and they love football players."

The accuser claims 2 of the alleged gang rape incidents involving Baylor football players included 10 or more players at the same time.

When contacted for comment, Baylor did not address the specific allegations -- but did say, "Our hearts go out to any victims of sexual assault. Any assault involving members of our campus community is reprehensible and inexcusable."

Things got HEATED between Shaq and Charles Barkley on "Inside the NBA" Thursday night ... but what would happen if the two superstars actually came to blows?

Shaq would straight-up MURDER his ass ... so says their co-star Kenny Smith.

Don't worry, The Jet says everyone is calm and cool now ... but the big men almost went to war last night in a debate over LeBron James.

But Barkley would be smart to step down ... because O'Neal would wreck Sir Chuck ... bad.

Kenny explains why Barkley stands no chance ... and says even HE could beat down Chuck these days.

Daniel Cormier is definitely NOT ashamed of the comments he made about Gina Carano -- in fact, he's glad she's upset ... telling TMZ Sports, "Maybe I'll piss her off enough that she'll fight again!"

The backstory ... Carano was a stud MMA fighter who left the cage for a Hollywood career after losing her last fight to Cris "Cyborg" Justino in 2009.

Carano recently offered up some career advice to Ronda Rousey -- telling her to consider Hollywood so she can "express herself as an artist."

Cormier didn't like that and ripped her on TV ... trashing Carano's acting career and saying she made bad career choices.

Carano fired back saying D.C. should be "ashamed" of his attack.

We spoke with Cormier who's definitely NOT backing down -- in fact, he told TMZ Sports he thinks Gina left fighting because she was damaged by Cyborg ... and should've continued to fight.

Cormier admits Gina has a decent acting career -- but says it would have been WAY bigger if she would have continued kicking ass in the cage.

Matt Barnes will cooperate with the NYPD and turn himself in next week to face misdemeanor assault charges stemming from a nightclub brawl, though he maintains his innocence ... a rep for the NBA star tells TMZ Sports.

We broke the story ... Barnes and his Sacramento Kings teammate, DeMarcus Cousins, were involved in an altercation at Avenue nightclub back in December.

A woman in the club claims Barnes choked her during the melee. Barnes claims he was the REAL victim and he did what he had to do to defend himself.

Now, a rep for Barnes is confirming the NY Daily News report that he'll turn himself in ... but AFTER a 4 game road trip.

Cousins was not charged.

It's the question everyone wants to know -- how the hell did Erin Andrews fly to Wisconsin to WORK just 2 days after cancer surgery???

Hint: STARBUCKS AIN'T NO JOKE!

The "NFL on FOX" star was at LAX when she explained how her support system was key in moving on with her life after being diagnosed with cervical cancer back in September.

Plus, Erin has a message for anyone watching ... GET SCREENED!

Raiders punter Marquette King should suit up for the Magic while he's in Orlando for the Pro Bowl ... 'cause the dude's got range!

Check out this video of King punting a football into a basketball hoop from 20 yards out!!

Here are the bloody photos of Denver Broncos star Aqib Talib ... taken after he shot himself in Dallas back in June.

The Dallas PD just released the images from the case -- along with video of Aqib limping into the hospital. Cops also released a letter from Talib's attorney in which he admits the NFL star shot himself.

The photos show bandages on Talib's right thigh and calf. According to reports, the Broncos star shot himself through the thigh and the bullet struck his calf.

Talib's attorney also told cops Talib initially lied to police while he was at the hospital and denied shooting himself ... because "he was disoriented and was on morphine" and scared about possibly losing his NFL career.

Talib was at a strip club earlier in the evening where shots had been fired. Two other people were hurt in the shooting. But cops could never prove Talib was at the club when the shots were fired.

Drake's Super Bowl weekend will be filled with hot women, scantily dressed and ready to party -- but don't even think about calling them strippers.

Drizzy and Jas Prince -- the Houston native who discovered him -- are hosting a pop-up event called "The Ballet." It kicks off Thursday, February 2nd and runs through Super Bowl Sunday at Mercy Night club in Houston.

The event's headlined by HUGE stars each night -- Migos, Jeezy, Odell Beckham Jr., Gucci Mane, DJ Khaled and Lil Wayne are just a few of them.

But let's be real ... the featured attraction's definitely the girls flying in from all over the country to work the party. We're told the dancers will be dressed provocatively but those skimpy outfits are NOT coming off.

There's a final casting call Tuesday, and they're on the look out for voluptuous candidates. It's just the way Drake likes his strippers dancers.

Normies can get in for $40, but they also have 21 VIP sections ... if you have up to $10k.