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WARSAW, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Szymon Marciniak of Poland was named the 2023 Men's World Best Referee by the International Federation of Football Historians and Statistics (IFFHS) on Thursday.

(Photo credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports) Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby was named to his 10th NHL All-Star Game and Chicago Blackhawks wunderkind Connor Bedard was named to his first as the first group of 2024 All-Star selections were revealed on Thursday evening. The league unveiled one player from every team who will participate in All-Star Weekend next month in Toronto. A fan vote will decide the rema

(Photo credit: Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports) The Memphis Grizzlies will make a return visit to Los Angeles on Friday to face the Lakers as they try to pull out of their latest tailspin. Following a 117-106 road loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Dec. 29, the Grizzlies returned home only to lose two of three games. The only victory came against the lowly San Antonio Spurs. On Wednesday, Memphis was upended 116-111 by t

(Photo credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports) Oklahoma State quarterback Alan Bowman was granted a waiver from the NCAA for a seventh season, the school said Thursday. The main factor in the matter was that Bowman sustained a season-ending injury to his non-throwing shoulder in 2019 while at Texas Tech. He started the first three games before being injured in a mid-September game at Arizona. Bowman spent three seasons

(Photo credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports) Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby was named to his 10th NHL All-Star Game as the first group of 2024 All-Star selections were revealed on Thursday evening. The league is unveiling one player from every team who will participate in All-Star Weekend next month in Toronto. Eastern Conference All-Stars were revealed first, with the Western Conference players to be releas

Aravalli (Gujarat) [India], January 5 (ANI): A fire broke out at a motorcycle showroom here on Thursday, officials said. As per officials, the blaze broke out in Modasa town. A thick smoke was seen billowing out of the showroom, triggering panic among people. A call regarding the incident was received at the Modasa Municipality Fire Department, they said. The reason behind the fire is yet to be ascertained. Further detail

(Photo credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports) Although the Portland Trail Blazers have already seen Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic three times this season, they have yet to figure out how to slow him down. Doncic has torched Portland for 37.7 points per game, but the Trail Blazers will have one last chance to try and figure him out when they visit Dallas on Friday night for the finale of the teams' four-game season se

(Photo credit: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports) All-American defensive back Cooper DeJean is entering the 2024 NFL Draft, he announced Thursday, after three years playing for Iowa and its stellar defense. "These past 3 years have been filled with memories that will last a lifetime," DeJean wrote in part on X, formerly Twitter. "Putting on the black and gold and playing in Kinnick Stadium has been a dream of mine since I

(Photo credit: Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports) The Los Angeles Clippers have won their past four games. So have the New Orleans Pelicans. Two of the hotter teams in the Western Conference meet Friday night in New Orleans. The Clippers have won 13 of their past 15 games after a 131-122 victory at Phoenix Wednesday night. The Pelicans have won nine of their past 12 games after a 117-106 road victory against West-leading

(Photo credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports) The game within the game between the Houston Rockets and Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday highlighted the dilemma Rockets center Alperen Sengun presents opposing defenses. In the early stages of the Rockets' 112-101 victory, the Nets aggressively sent a second defender at Sengun when he attempted to post up, testing both his ability to pass out of the double team and his patience

(Photo credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports) New York Jets castoff running back Dalvin Cook plans to join the Baltimore Ravens for the playoffs. Cook's agents at LAA confirmed the deal to multiple outlets on Thursday. Gus Edwards emerged as the Ravens' lead running back this season when injuries hit Baltimore's backfield hard yet again. Quarterback Lamar Jackson is the team's leading rusher with 821 yards. Edwards has 7

(Photo credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports) Joel Embiid will look to continue his historic season Friday when the Philadelphia 76ers host the New York Knicks. In the Sixers' 110-97 win over the Chicago Bulls Tuesday, Embiid returned from an 11-day absence caused by a sprained right ankle to produce 31 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists and two blocked shots. It was Embiid's second triple-double this season and the seve

(Photo credit: Robert Edwards-USA TODAY Sports) The Oakland Athletics denied a request by the independent league Oakland Ballers to play a commemorative game at the Oakland Coliseum on June 29. Though the A's -- who received MLB approval in November to relocate to Las Vegas -- will be in Arizona to face the Diamondbacks on that date, they exercised their exclusive rights to play professional baseball at the Coliseum. Th

(Photo credit: Jeff Blake-USA TODAY Sports) Vanderbilt quarterback Nick Seals committed to TCU after four seasons with the Commodores. Seals started 22 games at Vanderbilt, but grew up 30 minutes from the Horned Frogs' Fort Worth campus in Azle (Weatherford High School). Seals and TCU holdover Josh Hoover are likely to square off in the spring. At Vandy, Seals passed for 4,292 yards with 28 touchdowns and 22 intercepti

(Photo credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports) The Carolina Hurricanes have found their stride, and it has been an impressive stretch. "Just take the best things we did (in recent games) and move those things to the next game and just keep it going," Hurricanes forward Andrei Svechnikov said of the approach. That's the plan that the Hurricanes will try to implement against the host Washington Capitals Friday night. Ca

(Photo credit: Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY Sports) San Jose Sharks defenseman Matt Benning underwent hip surgery and will miss the rest of the season, the team announced Thursday. Benning, 29, has two assists in 14 games this season. He hasn't played since a 6-5 Sharks loss to the host New York Rangers on Dec. 3. The team expects Benning, who faces approximately five months of recovery time, to be ready for training camp

(Photo credit: Gary Cosby Jr.-USA TODAY Sports) Cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry is headed to the NFL after three seasons at Alabama. McKinstry said Thursday in a post to X, formerly Twitter, that he cherishes his time with the Crimson Tide but is ready for the next step. "I am so proud of what I have accomplished at the University of Alabama," McKinstry said, thanking coaches for "believing in me." McKinstry, 21, was a t

(Photo credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports) Collin Morikawa was off to a red-hot start during the first round of the first tournament of the 2024 season, taking the early lead of The Sentry on the Plantation Course at Kapalua in Maui, Hawaii. Morikawa was 4-under par through nine holes following an eagle 3 at the par-5 ninth, then recorded birdies at Nos. 10 and 12 to reach 6 under. Camilo Villegas was close behind at

(Photo credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports) Purported No. 1 receiver Christian Watson and starting tight end Luke Musgrave have a "realistic" chance to play Sunday for the Green Bay Packers in the regular-season finale with the Chicago Bears. The Packers are in the playoffs with a win against Chicago. Watson missed the last four games with a hamstring injury but returned to practice this week. Musgrave, recovering from

(Photo credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports) The Washington Wizards have an immediate opportunity to exact a measure of revenge from a humiliating defeat when they get a rematch Friday with the Cleveland Cavaliers in Cleveland. The Cavaliers got scoring and rebounding from all 11 players who saw action when they thumped the visiting Wizards140-101 in the opener of the same-site, two-game sequence on Wednesday. While e

(Photo credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports) Texas defensive tackle Byron Murphy II plans to enter the 2024 NFL Draft. Murphy revealed his plans to turn pro after three seasons with the Longhorns, thanking head coach Steve Sarkisian and the other coaches for bringing him to Austin to play on the big-game stage. Texas could be well-represented in the upcoming draft. Murphy was often in the shadow of All-Big 12 def

(Photo credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports) The last time the Atlanta Hawks and the Indiana Pacers met, the scoreboard operator had a busy night. The teams combined for 309 points in a 157-152 Pacers win Nov. 21 in Atlanta, resulting in just the 12th 300-point regulation game in NBA history. There's no reason to believe that Friday's matchup at Indianapolis won't feature similar offensive explosions. The league'