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During TNT’s Thursday coverage of NBA All-Star Weekend, the “Inside the NBA” panel discussed Cousins’ reported role in the hiring process. Charles Barkley, never one to mince words, called it “total bulls—.” MORE: Barkley rips Rockets owner | Olbermann calls Barkley an idiot | Barkley and Fallon play hallway golf Barkley does not believe Cousins has earned the right to be consulted when a franchise is looking to hire a new coach....

On Saturday, Tillman told The Times-Picayune that “I just want to play for Carolina” when discussing his future. Tillman was working with former Bears teammate Matt Forte at his annual football camp in Slidell. MORE: NFL animal power rankings | Steve Smith aims for 1,000 receptions Tillman tore his ACL prior to the playoffs last season. He had 55 tackles and two interceptions for the Panthers, who were 15-1 after the game in which he was injured....

The way this latest MrBeast Creator Games worked was that each challenge was determined by a “Wheel of Games.” This gave it much more variety than the Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament, and also kept the contestants on their toes. In the finals, the D’Amelio sisters chose Dixie to represent the team in a final battle against comic book artist and YouTuber ZHC. Dixie managed to beat ZHC in a trivia challenge to win the $300,000 prize money....

Seven drivers have automatically qualified for the postseason Chase based on wins. Kyle Busch (three), Carl Edwards (two), Jimmie Johnson (two), Brad Keselowski (one), Kevin Harvick (one), Matt Kenseth (one) and Denny Hamlin (one) have each won a race to get their tickets punched. If the postseason began today, Kurt Busch, Chase Elliott, Joey Logano, Martin Truex Jr., Austin Dillon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jamie McMurray, Ryan Blaney and Kasey Kahne would make it based on the current points standings....

On-screen Andrade works with Zelina Vega, who is married to Aleister Black off-screen, while Charlotte hasn’t been aligned with any male stars on-screen throughout her career (other than her father Ric Flair). Flair and Almas’ relationship isn’t clear as part of current storylines and regular WWE viewers probably don’t recognize the couple as anything more than just co-workers. The fact that Charlotte and Andrade started their relationship by being somewhat private means that there are several facts that the WWE Universe may have missed....

Flair and Ripley opened the second night of WrestleMania 36 on Sunday with nearly 30 minutes of non-stop action. Their back and forth finally ended when “The Queen” made Ripley tap out to the Figure Eight. This was the first time an NXT Championship was defended at WrestleMania, and the first time an NXT and “main roster” superstar met on the WWE’s biggest show. Charlotte Flair was NXT Women’s Champion in the past—she won the title back in 2014—but this is the first time a former NXT superstar has held the title after leaving the black-and-gold brand....

So far this season, the Hornets have performed reasonably well, and the team currently sit 7th in the East standings with a 26-26 record. Kemba Walker has been the driving force behind the Hornets’ run to playoff contention, however, a postseason appearance is far from guaranteed, and the Hornets could finish the season as low as 11th. In terms of trades, the Hornets currently have their hands tied by a bloated wage bill, although the team is still likely to be active in the market next week....

The West Indies was in peril again at 113-5 and 182-6, but Chase and captain Jason Holder rescued them with a 104-run stand. It was the best passage of batting by West Indies in this brief series, especially after the hapless twin innings in the three-day first test at Rajkot. “In the first test, I tried to overhit the ball and played away from my strengths,” Chase said. “Today, I took more time (to play my shots)....

The son of Hall of Famer Bill Elliott, he seemed to be a combination of natural-born talent and a driver willing to listen to those around him and learn from their advice. MORE: Greatest NASCAR father-son pairings | Winners and losers at Pocono But Sprint Cup racing can turn on a driver — and fast. For Elliott, the past few weeks have been a crash course in how quickly things can turn....

MLB.com's Corey Brock reports Headley will miss some time as a result. Headley flied out to center in the top of the second Thursday night, then did not take his spot in the field in the bottom half. Alexi Amarista replaced Headley at third base and in the fifth spot in the batting order. Headley, who led the NL with 115 RBIs in 2012, entered the game batting .188 with two homers, seven RBIs and more strikeouts (20) than hits (13)....

How the Kerwin White character happened: “I came home from Japan one time and Vince McMahon goes well Chavo..Kerwin I should say..you are now a white guy. I wanted to go completely white, like wear a white sheet, I did?it wasn’t racist because everyone knew I was Mexican, I’m still brown.” The WWE Network: “I want them to succeed. It’s better for wrestling. It’s better for everybody. I want all wrestling companies to succeed out there....

A viral TikTok spotlights one of the oddest and most intense job application questions you’re likely to ever see. As seen in the video, uploaded by Caitlin Alderidge, one of the slides in the Cheesecake Factory Candidate Questionnaire asks the applicant to consider their views on the state of the world and humanity as a whole. “When I look at the world around me, I have little hope for mankind,” the prompt reads....

Everyone will have an opinion on this and there is no right and wrong but the tactics Sam Allardyce employed have caused plenty of debate around the country and on social media networks ever since the final whistle blew. Jose Mourinho stated that it was “19th century tactics” but Chelsea fans should take their minds back to our Champions League winning season and games at Stamford Bridge and the Nou Camp against Barcelona to see that it’s a tactic we have employed to get a result....

Chelsea were handed a major blow in their quest for securing Champions League football next year, thanks to a brilliant performance from Huddersfield Town at Stamford Bridge last night. The Terriers were rock solid at the back and the vital point away from home now means that David Wagner’s men will still be around in the 2018/19 campaign. Laurent Depoitre, who started ahead of Steve Mounie on the night, opened the scoring for the visitors when Aaron Mooy found him with a perfect pass....

Lukaku, who is reportedly valued at £100 million by Everton as he looks for a move to a bigger club in the summer, completely failed his audition in front of Antonio Conte and Chelsea’s money men at Goodison Park. Chelsea have qualified for the Champions League The Belgian striker would be a good addition to the squad but he is not worth re-signing for the money Everton will demand and the pressure which would accompany such a fee....

Cahill caught Mertesacker in the face during the first half of Sunday’s Community Shield at Wembley, an incident which left the Gunners veteran bloodied and needing to be replaced by Sead Kolasinac. Chelsea 3/1 to win Premier League Arsenal confirmed Cahill had entered their dressing room to say sorry to the former Germany international after the match, which Arsene Wenger’s men won 4-1 in penalties after a 1-1 draw....

In the dying minutes of the game, and with Chelsea down to 10 men, Eden Hazard went down after a tackle from Swansea. Although it wasn’t anything serious, the Belgian forward stayed down and this led to the Blues’ medical team rushing on to the pitch. As Mourinho watched on, he was absolutely furious when Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro ran past him to attend to Hazard. He was seen screaming and gesticulating at the medical staff as he didn’t want his side reduced to nine men....

Raheem Sterling and Christian Pulisic suffered hamstring injuries in Thursday’s (January 5) 1-0 Premier League defeat to Manchester City. They joined Mason Mount, who picked up a knock ahead of their Premier League clash with City, on the sidelines. In an attempt to bounce back and regain control of their season, the Blues are reportedly looking to bring in attacking reinforcements in the ongoing January transfer window. Juventus’ Italian winger Chiesa is one of the most sought-after forwards in Italy, and 2021 Champions League winners Chelsea are ready to launch a bid for him....

The 33-year-old has been linked with a switch to Stamford Bridge for some time, with Antonio Conte eager to work with the experienced centre-half once again. The Blues boss has previously spent time in charge of Juve and the Italian national side. Chiellini is yet to bring an end to the rumours as he runs down his current contract towards free agency, but he is open to agreeing fresh terms and expects discussions to begin imminently....

Among the millions who tuned in on Tuesday were avid Chelsea fans who were undoubtedly keeping an eye on the performance of Michy Batshuayi who has been playing for Valencia on loan after a transfer earlier this year. Batshuayi has failed to find form at Stamford Bridge since his move in 2016. This prompted the loan move to the La Liga side for more first-team opportunities. The forward has only hit the net once for the Spanish side but Marcelino decided to start him in the game against Manchester United anyway....