THE HOT CORNER

1 WNBA: Charli Collier, Michaela Onyenwere and Dana Evans have all opted-in to the WNBA draft that will be held on April 15. Because the NCAA granted every college player an extra year of eligibility, individuals had to email the league by Thursday evening to renounce their remaining intercollegiate eligibility.

2 TENNIS: This year’s Rio Open tennis tournament was canceled because of the spike in COVID-19 cases in Brazil, organizers said. The ATP tournament had already been postponed from its original February dates, and organizers said the continued uncertainty around the pandemic meant it would not be rescheduled. The coronavirus has killed more than 320,000 people in the South American nation, with March its deadliest month since the pandemic began.

3 CYCLING: The Paris-roubaix cycling race has been postponed until October because of the coronavirus pandemic, the International Cycling Union said. The race had been scheduled for April 11 but can’t go ahead as planned because of a surge in new infections in France. The UCI said the men’s race will now take place on Oct. 3, a day after the women’s event.

4 COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Chris Beard is leaving Texas Tech for the job at Big 12 rival Texas. Beard led the Red Raiders to an NCAA Tournament runner-up finish two seasons ago. At Texas, he will replace Shaka Smart, who left after six seasons for Marquette.

5 GOLF: Michelle Wie West was back on a major championship leaderboard Thursday at the ANA Inspiration in Rancho Mirage, Calif. So was Shanshan Feng in her first tournament in 14 months. Playing for the second straight week after a 21-month break, Wie West shot a 2-under 70, leaving her four strokes behind leader Patty Tavatanakit after the morning wave.