HOT CORNER

1 PRO BASEBALL:

The Marlins placed opening day starter Jesús Luzardo on the 15day injured list Friday because of left elbow tightness. Luzardo, who was scheduled to pitch the opener of Miami’s four-game series against Washington on Friday, first experienced discomfort during his routine throwing a day earlier. He underwent imaging tests and the results have not been disclosed.

“I felt just felt a little tight more than normal I guess you could say, a tightness I don’t feel normally have before a start,”Luzardo said.“It was more precautionary. I wanted to get ahead of it before something worse happened.” Luzardo is 0-2 with a 6.58 ERA in five starts. He had his best performance in his most recent start last Saturday, allowing two runs and three hits over six innings vs. the Cubs.

2 PRO GOLF:

Jinichiro Kozuma birdied his first three holes in a bogey-free round of 9-under 63 to take a one-stroke lead Friday after the first round of the LIV Series golf tournament at Adelaide, Australia. Starting on the 15th hole in the shotgun-style start, the Japanese player had seven birdies and an eagle on the par-5 seventh hole at The Grange, where last year’s inaugural event featured one of the largest galleries of the year on the LIV series. Carlos Ortiz and Danny Lee were tied for second with 64s, while four others were tied for fourth with 65s.

3 PRO BASEBALL:

Oakland Athletics second baseman Zack Gelof was put on the 10-day injured list Thursday because of a strained left oblique. Gelof was a late scratch from Wednesday’s game after feeling pain during his pregame routine, and an MRI showed the low-grade strain. The IL move was retroactive to Wednesday. Gelof is hitting .196 with two homers and two RBIs in 24 games.

4 COLLEGE BASKETBALL:

Florida center Micah Handlogten, who gruesomely broke his left leg in the SEC Championship game last month, is planning to take a medical redshirt next season and work toward returning to the court and becoming “an absolute monster”in the fall of 2025. Coach Todd Golden said the decision, which he and Handlogten made during a recent conversation, gives the 7-foot-1 sophomore time to make a full recovery.

5 PRO FOOTBALL:

Korey Cunningham, an offensive lineman who played for three NFL teams during a five-year career, has died. He was 28. Police said Cunningham was found dead Thursday in his Clifton, New Jersey, home. Officers had gone to the home after a family member reported they could not contact Cunningham. Police said there was no evidence of foul play.