The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

THE HOT CORNER

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1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Florida Atlantic coach Lane Kiffin was fined $5,000 and reprimande­d by Conference USA for criticizin­g officiatin­g in the Owls’ Friday game by posting on Twitter a photo of blind officials, using canes and being led around by seeing eye dogs.

2 PRO TENNIS: Playing his 1,500th tour-level match, Roger Federer needed just 53 minutes to cruise past German Peter Gojowczyk 6-2, 6-1 at his hometown Swiss Indoors event. The nine-time Basel champion hit 12 aces in the first-round match to extend his winning streak there to 21 straight matches and improve his ATP career record to 1,232 wins and 268 losses. The 38-year-old is top-seeded this week as he looks to add to his 102 career tour titles.

3 SOCCER: UEFA punished Serbia for racist fan incidents by ordering the stadium to be closed for its next home game in European Championsh­ip qualifying. The sanction was announced as UEFA also weighs action against Bulgaria for racist abuse of England players last week.

4 BASKETBALL: Dallas police said one man was arrested and a second suspect was being sought in last month’s slaying of former NBA and Texas Tech standout Andre Emmett. WFAA-TV reported Keith Johnson, 32, was being held Monday on a capital murder charge with bail set at $500,000. Investigat­ors say Johnson and a second suspect allegedly shot Emmett during a Sept. 23 robbery attempt.

5 OLYMPICS: Three-time world champ Nyjah Huston, 24, tops the USA Skateboard­ing National Team heading into the sport’s Olympic debut next summer. He’s considered the gold medal favorite in men’s street. The 2020 team was announced after the national championsh­ips concluded Sunday. Huston didn’t need to compete because he already had enough points.

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