Sports News Roundup: LeBron, Lakers hammer Heat (NBA); Avs beat OT buzzer and Ducks (NHL); Saints pummel Eagles (NFL)

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Report: Bucs turning back to Winston as starter

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will re-install Jameis Winston as the team's starting quarterback in Week 12 against the San Francisco 49ers, the team confirmed Monday. Head coach Dirk Koetter told reporters earlier Monday that he knew who would be starting, but he declined to announce his choice because he hadn't yet informed the quarterbacks.

Tennis: Becker hails 'superstar' Zverev as best of new generation

Alexander Zverev has proven himself as the best of tennis' new generation of men's players following his maiden ATP Finals triumph where he beat Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in consecutive days, German great Boris Becker has said. After overcoming 20-times Grand Slam winner Federer in the semi-finals in London on Saturday, the 21-year-old Zverev beat world number one Djokovic 6-4 6-3 the next day to claim the biggest crown of his career so far.

NBA roundup: LeBron, Lakers hammer Heat

LeBron James scored a season-high 51 points as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the host Miami Heat 113-97 on Sunday night. James, who won four Eastern Conference titles and two NBA championships in four years with Miami, made 19 of 31 shots from the floor, including 6 of 8 3-point attempts. He added eight rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block while making 7 of 10 free throws. He set the record for most points scored by a Lakers player against Miami.

Boxing: Pacquiao not letting Mayweather talk distract from Broner bout

Talk of a rematch with Floyd Mayweather must wait until after January's WBA welterweight title defense against Adrien Broner, Manny Pacquiao said on Monday. "Floyd, if he comes out of retirement, we will see after this fight," said Pacquiao when asked about former champion Mayweather at a news conference to promote his Jan. 19 fight with Broner in Las Vegas.

NHL roundup: Avs beat OT buzzer and Ducks

Gabriel Landeskog scored the tying goal in the third period, and Mikko Rantanen delivered the game-winner with 1.3 seconds remaining in overtime Sunday to give the visiting Colorado Avalanche a 4-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. The Avalanche had a three-on-two advantage over the final 15 seconds after the Ducks' Pontus Aberg was called for slashing. Rantanen's slap shot from the slot got past Ducks goalie Ryan Miller just before a shootout was needed.

NFL roundup: Saints pummel Eagles

Drew Brees threw for 363 yards and four touchdowns as the New Orleans Saints rolled up 546 yards in total offense and 28 first downs to rout the visiting Philadelphia Eagles 48-7 Sunday. The Saints (9-1) took a three-game lead in the NFC South over the second-place Carolina Panthers while handing the Eagles the largest margin of defeat ever sustained by a defending Super Bowl champion.

Former England footballer Gascoigne charged with sexual assault - police

Former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne has been charged with committing sexual assault on board a train, police said on Monday. Gascoigne, 51, a former Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United player, widely known as Gazza, was arrested at Durham train station in northern England in August and released while police investigated the incident.

Bowen files racketeering suit against Adidas

Former five-star prospect Brian Bowen II filed a federal racketeering lawsuit against Adidas on Monday, less than a month after three men were found guilty of wire fraud in a college basketball corruption case that was at the center of an FBI investigation. Bowen's lawsuit alleges that Adidas and its associates engaged in bribery, fraud and money laundering and claims their actions led to Bowen's loss of eligibility and athletic development.

NFL: Redskins face tough road after gruesome Smith injury

The Washington Redskins season took a precarious turn on Sunday when starting quarterback Alex Smith suffered a gruesome broken leg, an injury that reverberated around the National Football League. Smith's season-ending broken right tibia and fibula in a 23-21 loss to the Houston Texans was a painful image that left the Redskins with much to digest.

NFL: League says will return to Mexico City for a game in 2019

The National Football League (NFL) will return to Mexico City next year for a game at the Estadio Azteca where unsafe field conditions recently forced the league to cancel a game that was supposed to be played on Monday. The announcement was made in a statement by the league after a meeting on Monday between NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

(With inputs from Reuters)