THE HOT CORNER

1 BASEBALL: 2 COLLEGES: 4 BASEBALL:

Eric Hosmer hit a grand slam in the fifth inning Thursday night against the Texas Rangers, making the San Diego Padres the first team in MLB history to hit a slam in four straight games. The Padres’ grand slam barrage started with Fernando Tatis Jr.’s homer on Monday night at Texas; Wil Myers hit a slam in a 6-4 win at Texas on Tuesday; and Manny Machado hit a walkoff slam in the 10th inning Wednesday.

Iowa will drop four programs at the end of the 202021 academic year in response to the financial hardships caused by the coronavirus pandemic. School President Bruce Harreld and Athletic Director Gary Barta said in a joint statement that a projected revenue loss of $100 million forced the university to discontinue men’s gymnastics, men’s tennis and men’s and women’s swimming and diving.

3 PRO GOLF:

A wind-swept Royal Troon isn’t stopping Sweden’s Dani Holmqvist in the Women’s British Open. On another tough day when first-round leader Amy Olson shot 81 — 14 strokes worse than Thursday — and stars like Lexi Thompson, Brooke Henderson and defending champ Hinako Shibuno missed the cut, Holmqvist shot 1-under 70 to be the only player under par after 36.

Indians manager Terry Francona underwent a scheduled medical procedure for a gastrointestinal ailment on Friday and will likely miss the team’s three-game series against the Detroit Tigers. At this point, it’s now known when Francona, a two-time World Series winner, will return.

5 PRO FOOTBALL:

Jaguars defensive lineman Josh Mauro has been suspended without pay for the first five games of the regular season for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances. This is Mauro’s second suspension for PEDs.