THE HOT CORNER

1 PRO FOOTBALL: Tampa Bay’s Antonio Brown was placed on the reserve/covid-19 list and could miss this week’s road game against the Los Angeles Rams. The 33-year-old receiver is the second player from the active roster the defending Super Bowl champions have placed on the COVID-19 list this week, joining reserve linebacker and special teams captain Kevin Minter.

2 BASEBALL: The Cincinnati Reds and manager David Bell announced a two-year extension of his contract through 2023. Bell, 49, agreed in October 2018 to a three-year contract that included a team option for 2022. The Reds are 76-74 this season, third in the NL Central, and 184-190 under Bell.

TENNIS: Two-time Grand Slam 3 champion Simona Halep no longer will be coached by Darren Cahill. Halep announced the split “after six wonderful years working together”via a Twitter post on Wednesday, saying she and Cahill “have decided that it’s time to end our working relationship.”

4 TENNIS: Naomi Osaka pulled out of the BNP Paribas Open, a move that was expected after she indicated following her U.S. Open loss this month she planned to take another extended break from tennis. Osaka is a four-time Grand Slam champion who has been ranked No. 1 and is currently No. 8.

5 PRO BASKETBALL: The Minnesota Timberwolves fired president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas on Wednesday, less than a week before training camp in yet another change in leadership for this long-languishing franchise. Owner Glen Taylor announced the Timberwolves “parted ways” with Rosas in a two-sentence statement that revealed no direct explanation for the dismissal after just two seasons.