The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

THE HOT CORNER

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1 PRO BASKETBALL: The NBA has fined Memphis Grizzlies guardforwa­rd Dillon Brooks $35,000 for shoving a camera person on the sideline after chasing a loose ball. Brooks shoved the person with 2:40 left in the second quarter of Memphis’ 138-119 loss in Miami on Wednesday night. Earlier this month, Brooks was suspended for having 16 technical fouls in the season.

COLLEGE ATHLETICS: South

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Carolina Athletic Director Ray Tanner has received a two-year contract extension that ties him to the university through June 2026. The deal was approved Friday by the school’s board of trustees. It also increases the 64-year-old’s total compensati­on by more than $153,000 per year to $1.175 million.

PRO HOCKEY: The Buffalo

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Sabres have signed goalie Devon Levi to a three-year entry level contract less than a week after the 21-year-old’s junior season ended at Northeaste­rn. Levi won the Mike Richter Award as college hockey’s top goalie last season and is once again a finalist this year. He led the nation with a .923 save percentage. He was drafted by Florida in 2020, and the Sabres acquired him in a 2021 trade.

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PRO FOOTBALL: The Seattle Seahawks continued the overhaul of their defense by reaching agreement on a two-year deal with versatile safety Julian Love, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. Love’s agreement is worth up to $12 million and came after Seattle announced the signing of former first-round linebacker Devin Bush to a one-year deal.

PRO FOOTBALL: The Buffalo Bills 5 released receiver Isaiah Mckenzie in a salary cap-saving move and following a season in which the sixth-year player struggled in an expanded offensive role. Cutting Mckenzie on the day he was due a roster bonus frees up about $2.2 million in salary cap space.

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