Sports News Roundup: Pastrnak hat trick leads Bruins in rout, Australia's Leishman cruises to CIMB Classic win

NHL roundup: Pastrnak hat trick leads Bruins in a rout

David Pastrnak scored his second career hat trick, Jake DeBrusk added two goals and Patrice Bergeron had three assists as the Boston Bruins cruised to an 8-2 victory over the visiting Detroit Red Wings on Saturday afternoon. Anders Bjork had a goal and an assist, Charlie McAvoy and Sean Kuraly also scored goals and Brad Marchand, Brandon Carlo and David Krejci each had two assists for Boston, which has won four in a row since a season-opening 7-0 loss at defending Stanley Cup champion Washington. The Bruins have outscored their opponents 22-6 during the streak.

Golf: Australia's Leishman cruises to CIMB Classic win

Australian Marc Leishman burned away from the field with a dominant front nine at TPC Kuala Lumpur before cruising home to a commanding five-stroke win at the CIMB Classic on Sunday. Frustrated by a number of near-misses in a winless 2017-18, Leishman claimed his fourth PGA Tour victory in his first start of the new season at the $7 million co-sanctioned tournaments.

NBA: Knicks release Noah after two seasons

The New York Knicks have released centre Joakim Noah with two years and $38 million remaining on his contract, the NBA team said on Saturday. Noah, son of former world number three French tennis player Yannick, has been away from the team since clashing with former coach Jeff Hornacek last season.

Tennis: Garcia overcomes Pliskova to claim Tianjin title

France's Caroline Garcia survived a difficult opening set before beating top seed Karolina Pliskova 7-6(7) 6-3 to lift the Tianjin Open title on Sunday. Trailing 5-1 in the tiebreak, Garcia made the most of Pliskova's two backhand errors to clinch the opening set after just over an hour of play.

Top 25 roundup: No. 13 LSU upsets No. 2 Georgia in a rout

Quarterback Joe Burrow scored on a pair of 1-yard runs and raced 59 yards to set up another touchdown, Cole Tracy kicked a school-record-tying five field goals and No. 13 LSU stymied No. 2 Georgia's high-powered offence with four takeaways in a 36-16 upset victory Saturday at Baton Rouge, La. LSU (6-1, 3-1 SEC) recorded its third victory against a top-10 opponent this season. Georgia (6-1, 4-1), which entered the game averaging more than 43 points a game, did not reach the end zone until the second-to-last play of the third quarter.

Double Olympic shotput champion Adams to have a second child

Two-time Olympic shotput champion Valerie Adams is to have a second child, with the news coming just weeks after she opened up about her problems with infertility. Adams used social media on Sunday to announce her pregnancy with a photograph of her one-year-old daughter Kimoana holding a sign stating "I'm going to be a sister".

50 Cent offers Nurmagomedov $2 million to leave UFC

Rapper 50 Cent offered to pay Khabib Nurmagomedov $2 million in cash to leave the UFC and join rival Bellator in an Instagram post on Friday. Nurmagomedov's $2 million fight purse was withheld after chaos broke out following his fourth-round submission of returning UFC star Conor McGregor.

Tennis: Djokovic cruises past Coric to win fourth Shanghai title

Novak Djokovic continued his scintillating run of form as he breezed past Croatian Borna Coric 6-3 6-4 to win the Shanghai Masters title for the fourth time on Sunday. With a clever mix of groundstrokes, the 31-year-old Serb broke Coric's serve in the sixth game and made a series of forays to the net as he consolidated his lead.

Basketball chief Baumann dies suddenly at Youth Olympics

Patrick Baumann, the 51-year-old secretary general of basketball's world governing body, has died of a heart attack at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) said on Sunday. "Basketball has lost a leader, an advocate and a friend and our thoughts are with Patrick's wife and two children at this tragic time," it said.

NFL notebook: Friction growing between Redskins coaches, Norman?

The source of Washington cornerback Josh Norman's benching at the start of the second half of the Redskins' Monday night loss to New Orleans has reportedly been revealed, and it could be a sign of growing tension between the star player and the coaching staff. Norman wasn't benched for his play, but rather for refusing to take off his headphones as Washington coach Jay Gruden spoke to the team at halftime, according to Redskins pregame show host Kevin Sheehan, who discussed it on his podcast Friday.

(With inputs from Reuters)

(With inputs from agencies.)