Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. knocked down Mexican fighter Juan Manuel Marquez in the second round but the two remained standing until the end of round 12. Mayweather won via unanimous decision to remain unbeaten in 40 pro fights.
Barca maintained their perfect start to the campaign with a 5-2 thrashing of Atletico with goals from Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Lionel Messi, Dani Alves and Seydou Keita. Messi scored twice.
Two goals from striker Fernando Torres gave Liverpool their fifth win in succession against the Hammers. The Reds had twice taken the lead in the first half only to be pulled back by West Ham equalizers.
Cleveland Cavaliers star Delonte West has been arrested on a weapons charge. He was carrying 2 loaded handguns and 1 loaded shotgun when he cut off an officer north on the Capital Beltway in Upper Marlboro.
Forty-eight clubs will inaugurate the competition proper, and the top two teams from the 12 groups will go through to the knockout phase alongside the eight third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage.
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A Yale lab technician was arrested and charged with murder Thursday morning in the killing of Annie Le, the grad student whose body was found in the basement wall of a university building after she was strangled.