The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

THE HOT CORNER

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1 COLLEGES: Nebraska football coach Scott Frost and basketball coach Fred Hoiberg will donate a portion of their salaries to the athletic department’s general operating fund to help offset revenue shortfalls because of the pandemic. The department said in a statement the amount would be determined when the 2021 budget is closer to being finalized. Frost’s salary is $5 million this year, Hoiberg’s is $3 million.

2 PRO SOCCER: Manchester City defender Eric Garcia was released from the hospital Thursday after getting hurt in a collision during the team’s 3-0 win over Arsenal in the Premier League. Garcia was sent hard to the ground by Ederson Moraes as the goalkeeper came out of his penalty area to clear the ball in the 80th minute of Wednesday’s game at Etihad Stadium. The young Spanish defender was carried off on a stretcher after nearly 10 minutes.

3 PRO TENNIS: The Swiss Indoors tennis tournament in Basel wants to cancel its 50th anniversar­y edition in October because of the pandemic. Tournament head Roger Brennwald says playing the event with no fans or with social distancing “have to be ruled out for us in Basel on economic grounds.” The ATP is expected to decide on its end-of-season indoor schedule in mid-July.

4 COLLEGE BASKETBALL:

Marquette says the NCAA has granted guard D.J. Carton a waiver that will enable the Ohio State transfer to play the upcoming season. Carton otherwise wouldn’t have been able to make his Marquette debut until 202122. The 6-foot-2 guard has three seasons of eligibilit­y remaining.

5 OBITUARY: Tibor Benedek, a three-time Olympic water polo champion from Hungary who captained and later coached his country’s national team, has died. He was 47. Benedek retired from all sporting activities in May because of an undisclose­d illness.

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