Sports News Roundup: Jefferson retires from NBA; Pastrnak hat trick leads Bruins in the rout

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Jefferson retires from NBA, pays tribute to father

Richard Jefferson, who played 17 years in the NBA, has officially retired. Planning to pursue a career in broadcast journalism, the small forward announced Saturday on Instagram that he has made the decision to "move on from basketball." He also offered a tribute to his late father. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Richard Jefferson Sr., 65, was killed in a drive-by shooting on Sept. 19 in Compton, Calif. He was known as "Big Rich."

NHL roundup: Pastrnak hat trick leads Bruins in the 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.

Florida, Vanderbilt coaches get into the verbal spat after hit

Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason got into a heated verbal exchange with both Florida coach Dan Mullen and Gators defensive coordinator Todd Grantham during Saturday's contest in Nashville, Tenn. The incident occurred with the less than two minutes to play in the first half of the Gators' 37-27 victory after Florida linebacker James Houston delivered a blindside hit on Vanderbilt's Dare Odeyingbo during a punt return.

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.

Top 25 roundup: No. 13 LSU upsets No. 2 Georgia in the 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 the 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".

Triathlon: Lange, Ryf set records with repeat wins at Ironman Triathlon

Germany's Patrick Lange and Swiss Daniela Ryf delivered record-breaking performances to defend their titles at the triathlon Ironman World Championship in Hawaii on Saturday. Lange was steady during the swim, cycle and run portions for a final time of 7 hours, 52 minutes and 39 seconds – easily dusting the previous mark of 8:01:40.

Brewers rough up Kershaw, hold off Dodgers in NLCS Game 1

Brandon Woodruff threw two perfect innings and ignited an 11-hit attack with the first home run ever recorded by a left-handed-hitting pitcher against a lefty pitcher in postseason history Friday night, leading the host Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-5 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series. The win was the Brewers' 12th straight dating back to the end of the regular season.

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.

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.