SPORTS SHORTS
BOXING: Jacobs claims IBF title Daniel Jacobs won the IBF middleweight title Saturday night at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, pulling out a thrilling split decision over Sergiy Derevyanchenko.
Jacobs (35-2, 29 KOs) scored a firstround knockdown and that helped him build just enough of a lead to hold on in a tight finish in which both fighters were swinging wildly across the late rounds.
He won 115-112 on two judges’ cards, and Derevyanchenko (12-1) won 114-113 on the other card.
“Hats off to Sergiy. I knew he was a true competitor,” Jacobs said. “I knew he was going to be hard so I had to dig deep.”
NBA: Celtics hand Pistons 1st loss Jaylen Brown scored 19 points, Marcus Morris added 18 and visiting Boston handed Detroit its first loss of the season, 109-89. Andre Drummond had 18 points and eight rebounds, and Stanley Johnson scored a season-high 16 for Detroit.
In San Antonio, DeMar DeRozan had 30 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists and the Spurs rallied in the fourth quarter, overcoming 35 points and 11 rebounds from
LeBron James to beat the Lakes, 110-106. James surpassed Dirk Nowitzki for sixth place on the all-time scoring list.
In New Orleans, Ricky Rubio had 28 points and 12 assists, Rudy Gobert had 25 points and 14 rebounds, and the Jazz became the first team this season to beat the Pelicans, who were playing without star forward Anthony Davis, 132-111. Joel Embiid had 27 points and 14 rebounds while JJ Redick and Robert Cov- ington each hit key 3-pointers late to lead the 76ers to a 105-103 victory over the visiting Hornets. Kemba Walker scored 37 points for Charlotte.
NHL: Matthews hurt in Leafs win Jake Gardiner and Kasperi Kapanen scored in a late 26-second span and the Maple Leafs overcame the loss of center Auston Matthews to beat the visiting Jets, 3-2.
Matthews left in the second period after injuring his left shoulder absorbing a hit from defenseman Jacob Trouba.
Brendan Gallagher and Max Domi scored 1:21 apart midway into the first period, and Carey Price made it stand up with 33 saves for his first shutout of the season and 41st of his career to lead the visiting Canadiens to a 3-0 win over the Bruins.
ETC.: LA center of sports universe All five major U.S. sports leagues will play in Los Angeles on Sunday. According to Elias Sports Bureau, it’s the first time that’s happened in the same metropolitan area on the same day as the NFL, MLB, MLS, NHL and NBA will all be in action within miles of each other.
The Kings start at 12:30 p.m. local time when they play the Rangers and the Packers kick off against the Rams a half hour later. The Houston Dynamo visit the Los Angeles Galaxy at 1:30 p.m. Game 5 of the World Series between the Red Sox and Dodgers begins shortly after 5 p.m. In the nightcap, the Clippers host the Wizards at Staples Center.
Tony Finau closed with three straight birdies for a 2-under 70 and took advantage of a late collapse by Justin
Rose to keep his three-shot lead in the HSBC Champions in Shanghai.