Sports News Roundup: Seattle becomes NHL's 32nd franchise; Nuggets snap Raptors' win streak; NBA fines Clippers’ Beverley $25,000 for throwing ball at fan

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Athletics: Kipchoge and Ibarguen named IAAF athletes of the year

Kenya's marathon world record holder Eliud Kipchoge and Colombian jumper Caterine Ibarguen were honored as IAAF athletes of the year at athletics' annual awards ceremony on Tuesday. Olympic champion Kipchoge shattered the world marathon record by 78 seconds as he completed the Berlin Marathon in two hours, one minute and 39 seconds while Ibarguen was the Diamond League champion in both the long jump and triple jump.

Bills release veteran receivers Benjamin, Holmes

The Buffalo Bills on Tuesday announced they have released veteran wide receivers Kelvin Benjamin and Andre Holmes. The release of Benjamin is particularly surprising, given the team gave up third- and seventh-round picks to get him from the Carolina Panthers at the trade deadline last season.

NBA roundup: Nuggets snap Raptors' win streak

Nikola Jokic had a triple-double with 23 points, 15 assists and 11 rebounds and made three free throws in the final seconds as the visiting Denver Nuggets ended the Toronto Raptors' eight-game winning streak with a 106-103 win Monday night. Jokic made a free throw with seven seconds remaining to end a tie and made two more with 5.6 seconds left for the final margin, extending Denver's winning streak to six games.

NBA fines Clippers' Beverley $25,000 for throwing ball at fan

The NBA on Tuesday announced that it has fined Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley $25,000 for throwing the game ball at a spectator in Dallas earlier this week. Beverley was assessed a technical foul and ejected from the game over the incident with 9:10 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Clippers' 114-110 loss to the Mavericks on Sunday.

Doping: CAS imposes four-year ban on Russian curler Krushelnitsky

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) handed Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitsky a four-year ban on Tuesday following a positive dope test at the Pyeongchang Olympics in February. The Russian and his wife Anastasia Bryzgalova were stripped of their mixed doubles bronze at the time of the Games in South Korea after an in-competition test for the banned substance Meldonium.

Ice hockey: Seattle becomes NHL's 32nd franchise

Seattle became the National Hockey League's 32nd franchise on Tuesday when the Board of Governors unanimously approved the expansion bid. The team will begin playing in the 2021-22 season following a $750 million renovation of KeyArena, which will be renamed Seattle Center Arena.

Super Bowl the top-selling U.S. sporting event of 2018: StubHub

The Philadelphia Eagles' stunning upset of the New England Patriots in February's Super Bowl was the top-selling sporting event in the U.S. this year, edging out college football's championship game, ticket seller StubHub said on Tuesday. The Alabama Crimson Tide's thrilling overtime win against the Georgia Bulldogs in January's College Football Championship came second for ticket sales, said the San Francisco-based company, which is the world's largest event marketplace.

Meyer stepping down at Ohio State, Day to take over

Urban Meyer stepped down as Ohio State head coach on Tuesday. Meyer will coach the final game of the season in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 2, and offensive coordinator Ryan Day will be the new head coach of the Buckeyes.

Ole Miss WR Brown leaving early for NFL draft

A.J. Brown, arguably the greatest wide receiver in Ole Miss history, is leaving school a year early for the NFL. The junior All-SEC first-team selection tweeted his announcement Tuesday with a statement that read in part, "I just want to say 'Thank you' to the coaches for keeping me grounded and my teammates who have always pushed me to be great. ... I will never forget where I came from and I'll never forget the place that turned me into a man."

Soccer: New U.S. coach Berhalter preaches patience to those seeking quick fix

Ushering in a winning culture to the U.S. national team, still reeling from their failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, will take time and patience, newly-appointed men's head coach Gregg Berhalter said on Tuesday. Berhalter, who was named U.S. coach on Sunday after a year-long search for a full-time boss, spoke about wanting to see his new squad accelerate in their development, but also stressed that there is no quick fix.

(With inputs from Reuters)