ODDS AND ENDS

Boxing: WBA super welterweight champion Erislandy Lara will make the sixth defense of his title against undefeated contender Terrell Gausha tonight at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Also on the card is WBC super welterweight champ Jermell Charlo facing No. 1 contender Erickson Lubin — neither has lost a fight — and IBF junior middleweight title holder Jarrett Hurd making his first defense against former world champion Austin Trout. College basketball: Rivals Kansas and Missouri will play an exhibition men’s basketball game at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo., on Oct. 22 to raise money for hurricane relief efforts. Each school will distribute about half of the 18,000 tickets with the goal to raise more than $1 million.

Motorsports: Brendon Hartley will race for Toro Rosso at next weekend’s United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, as a replacement for Pierre Gasly. The Frenchman will be competing in the last race of the Super Formula Championship in Japan at the same time. Hartley, 27, tested with Toro Rosso in 2009, but it will be the New Zealander’s first F1 race . ... Joe Gibbs Racing hired Christopher Bell to drive full time in the Xfinity Series next season. Bell, 22, currently drives for Kyle Busch Motors in the Truck Series and leads the point standings headed into today’s race at Talladega.

NBA: The Cavaliers agreed to send forward Richard Jefferson, guard Kay Felder, two second-round draft picks and at least $3 million in cash to the Hawks, ESPN reported. Atlanta reportedly intends to waive Jefferson and Felder, and they would become free agents after clearing waivers.

Running: Italian national Claudio Berardelli, the former coach of banned marathon runner Rita Jeptoo, was acquitted in a Kenyan court of charges that he helped administer the blood-booster EPO to her. Jeptoo is a threetime Boston Marathon and two-time Chicago Marathon winner.