The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

THE HOT CORNER

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PRO FOOTBALL:

The Arizona Cardinals said owner Michael Bidwill, 55, was released from a Rhode Island hospital after testing positive for COVID-19 last week.

PRO FOOTBALL:

The Cleveland Browns signed LSU linebacker and third-round draft pick Jacob Phillips, who led the national champion Tigers and the SEC in tackles last season.

PRO FOOTBALL:

Los Angeles Chargers safety Roderic Teamer was suspended for the first four regular-season games due to a violation of the NFL’s substance abuse policy. Teamer played in seven games as a rookie last season with six starts.

PRO HOCKEY:

The Minnesota Wild made Dean Evason their full-time head coach, signing him to a two-year contract extension at the commenceme­nt of training camp for the restarted NHL season. He was promoted to interim coach on Feb. 14 when Bruce Boudreau was fired, and the Wild went 8-4 under him.

PRO HOCKEY:

The Pittsburgh Penguins opened training camp after voluntaril­y sidelining nine players who may have had secondary exposure to a person testing positive for COVID-19. The Penguins did not reveal which players were held out. The NHL has barred teams from revealing injury or illness informatio­n as a way to protect player privacy.

BASKETBALL:

Longtime former coach Craig Robinson was hired as executive director of the National Associatio­n of Basketball Coaches, taking over for Jim Haney, who has held the position for 29 years. The brother of former first lady Michelle Obama, Robinson has been VP of player developmen­t for the New York Knicks for the past three years.

RUNNING:

The Oct. 11 Chicago Marathon was canceled due to health concerns during the coronaviru­s pandemic.

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