The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

THE HOT CORNER

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1 PRO BASEBALL: The Pittsburgh Pirates said Frank Coonelly’s 12-year run as team president is over and his replacemen­t will be introduced Monday. Coonelly helped oversee a brief renaissanc­e that resulted in three straight playoff berths from 2013-15 but said he understood “change was necessary” following a secondhalf collapse in which the Pirates went 25-48 and fell to last place in the NL Central. The team fired manager Clint Hurdle on the final day of the regular season.

2 PRO SOCCER: The San Jose Earthquake­s signed Major League Soccer all-time leading scorer Chris Wondolowsk­i, 36, to a oneyear contract. He scored 15 goals in 2019.

3 PRO SOCCER: Players in the Spanish women’s league voted to go on strike after failing to reach a deal with clubs over working hours and minimum wages. The strike is expected to begin next month after legal requiremen­ts are met.

4 PRO SOCCER: Red Star Belgrade coach Vladan Milojevic thanked the club’s fans for finding a way to circumvent a ban from attending the Champions League match at Tottenham as part of a sanction for racist chanting from UEFA. Hundreds of Red Star fans found a way to get tickets in a home section at the London stadium and were singing from early in the game. Stadium security and police eventually surrounded the fans, who stayed throughout their team’s 5-0 loss Tuesday after officials determined the group was too large to eject.

5 PRO BASKETBALL: Retired NBA star Dwyane Wade will be a regular analyst for TNT’s studio coverage of the NBA on Tuesday nights alongside former Miami Heat teammate Shaquille O’Neal and Candace Parker this season. His agreement with WarnerMedi­a also includes other projects covering sports, lifestyles and entertainm­ent across the company’s various platforms.

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