ON THIS DATE ...
1980 — “No Mas, No Mas.” Roberto Duran quits with 16 seconds to go in the eighth round at New Orleans, allowing Sugar Ray Leonard to regain the WBC welterweight title. 1983 — Larry Holmes knocks out Marvis Frazier at 2:57 of the first round to retain the world heavyweight title in Las Vegas.
1985 — Clemson’s Grayson Marshall sets an NCAA record with 20 assists in an 83-57 victory over Maryland-Eastern Shore.
The Seibu Lions will begin the posting process for LHP Yusei Kikuchi on Dec. 3 so that he can negotiate with teams in Major League Baseball. The posting period begins Dec. 5, and Kikuchi will have 30 days to sign a contract with a major league team. Kikuchi, 27, has a 73-46 career record with a 2.77 ERA in Nippon Professional Baseball.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: UCF junior QB McKenzie Milton underwent successful surgery on his right knee after suffering what Knights coach Josh Heupel called a “traumatic” injury during Friday’s win over South Florida. Milton’s father told ESPN that the surgery stabilized the knee and dealt with undisclosed “internal issues.”
GOLF: Thomas Pieters and Thomas Detry shot a 9-under 63 in fourballs to give Belgium a five-stroke lead after three rounds at the World Cup in Melbourne, Australia. Belgium reached 19-under 197. Mexico (Abraham Ancer, Roberto Diaz), Italy (Andrea Pavan, Renato Paratore ) and South Korea (Byeong Hun An, Si Woo Kim) were tied for second . ... Aaron Rai shot a third-round 2-under 68 to extend his lead from four to six strokes at the Hong Kong Open. Rai reached 16-under 194 at the European Tour’s season opener. Fellow Brits Matthew Fitzpatrick (68) and Tommy Fleetwood (66) were tied for second.
NFL: Hall of Fame tight end and former Bears and Saints coach Mike Ditka, 79, had a pacemaker inserted after suffering a mild heart attack Wednesday in Florida, and is expected to be released from the hospital soon, ESPN reported . ... The Packers placed LB Nick Perry on injured reserve with a knee injury. Perry finished his season with 24 tackles and 11⁄2 sacks . ... The league fined Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill $10,026 for taunting during Monday night’s loss to the Rams.
Max Franz of Austria won the season-opening World Cup downhill in Lake Louise, Alberta . ... Federica Brignone of Italy won a World Cup giant slalom race in Killington, Vt., while Olympic champ Mikaela Shiffrin finished fourth.
SOCCER: The second leg of the Copa Libertadores final was postponed to Sunday after Boca Juniors players were injured when their bus was attacked by River Plate fans in Buenos Aires, Argentina . ... Dele Alli, Harry Kane and Son Heung-min scored as Tottenham beat Chelsea 3-1 at Wembley Stadium in London. It was the first English Premier League loss of the season for Chelsea, which slipped to fourth in the standings . ... Ousmane Dembele scored in the 90th minute as Barcelona salvaged a 1-1 draw with host Atletico Madrid and extended its unbeaten streak against Atletico to 17 in La Liga matches. Barca also maintained its lead in the season standings, one point clear of Atletico . ... Cristiano Ronaldo scored and had an assist to help Juventus extend its unbeaten Serie A start to 13 matches with a 2-0 win over promoted Spal in Turin, Italy . ... Paris Saint-Germain improved to 14-0 in Ligue 1 matches with a 1-0 victory over Toulouse 1-0 in Paris.
TENNIS: Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert beat Croatia’s Ivan Dodig and Mate Pavic 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (3) to keep France’s hopes for a repeat title alive at the Davis Cup final in Lilles, France. Croatia leads France 2-1 ahead of Sunday’s decisive reverse singles.