Basketball… Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry was

named the starting guard for the Western Conference for the 2015 NBA All-Star game. Curry, who was the overall leading vote-getter with 1,513,324 votes, ranks second in the league for the NBA’s most popular jersey based on overall sales. Off the court, Curry was recently was named a brand ambassador for Express, and will be featured in a national marketing and advertising campaign beginning in March. In addition to Express, Curry has renewed his partnership with Degree deodorant and released a new signature shoe with Under Armour. Chicago Bulls forward Cameron Bairstow took a break

from the basketball court to take on fellow Australian and one of the world’s top bowlers, Jason Belmonte, in a game of HORSE. Bairstow and Belmonte went head to head in both basketball and bowling, with each athlete coming out on top in their respective sport. Watch the video here. Hockey…

NHL All-Star weekend takes place Jan. 23-25 in Columbus, OH with the All-Star game shown live on NBCSN on Jan. 25 at 5 PM ET. Several Octagon clients were named to the 2015 All-Star team including: St. Louis Blues right wing Vladimir Tarasenko Edmonton Oilers center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins New Jersey Devils center Patrik Elias Winnipeg Jets defensemen Dustin Byfuglien New York Islanders goalie Jaroslav Halak Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard

Montreal Canadiens left wing Jiri Sekac, Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Jonathan Drouin and Ottawa Senators left wing Mike Hoffman were three of the six rookies

selected to compete in the NHL All-Star Skills Competition. Tennis… 25-year-old Martin Klizan has signed with Octagon. Klizan

is currently ranked 34th in the world and is the top-rated Slovak male in the ATP. Spanish star Fernando Verdasco and Slovakian standout Dominika Cibulkova are currently competing in the third

round of the Australian Open in Melbourne. Baseball… Korean infielder Jung Ho Kang signed a multiyear deal

with the Pittsburgh Pirates after previously playing for the Nexen Heros in the KBO. Kang is looking to become the first KBO position player to make it to the MLB. Golf… European Tour standout Marc Warren is currently tied for

the lead going into the final day of play of the Qatar Masters in Doha. Warren sits with a score of 13 under par.

Entertainment… Director Glenn Weiss was nominated for two Directors

Guild of America Awards. Weiss was nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports –Specials for his role in the 68

th

annual Tony Awards and for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini Series for his role in Peter Pan Live! The 67

th annual awards show will

take place February 7 in Los Angeles.

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