THE HOT CORNER

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PRO TENNIS: Top-ranked Ash Barty rallied from a big third-set deficit and overcame a match point to win her opening Miami Open match against qualifier Kristina Kucova, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5. Barty, who won the most recent Miami Open title in 2019, trailed 5-2 in the final set. Wild card Ana Konjuh of Croatia upset No. 18-seeded Madison Keys in the second round, 6-4, 6-2.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: West Virginia safety Tykee Smith is entering the transfer portal, he announced Wednesday night on Twitter. Smith was an Associated Press third team All-american as a sophomore last season, when he was fourth on the Mountaineers with 61 tackles. He also had two interceptions and five pass breakups. Smith’s decision came two months after West Virginia defensive backs coach Jahmile Addae left for the same position at Georgia.

COLLEGE HOCKEY: Notre Dame is out of the NCAA Division I men’s hockey tournament due to multiple positive COVID-19 test results and contact tracing within its Tier I testing group. The Fighting Irish were the fourth seed in the Albany Regional and were slated to take on top-seeded Boston College on Saturday at the Times Union Center. BC now advances to the next round.

OBITUARY: Former St. Louis Blues defenseman Bob Plager was killed Wednesday in a car crash in St. Louis. He was 78. Police said Plager was alone in his vehicle when it collided with a vehicle carrying two women on Interstate 64 in St. Louis about 1:30 p.m. One of the women sustained minor injuries. No other details were released.

OBITUARY: Bobby Brown, an infielder who played on five World Series champions with the New York Yankees and later became a cardiologist and president of the American League, has died. He was 96.