THE HOT CORNER

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BASEBALL: Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez didn’t join the team Monday on its trip to St. Louis, remaining in Washington for precautionary medical testing after having a cardiac catheterization, general manager Mike Rizzo announced. Bench coach Chip Hale managed the Nationals for Monday’s game against the Cardinals. Martinez left the Nationals’ 7-0 win over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday during the sixth inning.

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BASKETBALL: A fan was subdued by security after he rushed toward Los Angeles Sparks players Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike while the former was doing an on-court television interview following the Sparks’ WNBA playoff win over the Seattle Storm on Sunday in Los Angeles. Security officials tackled the court invader, a man identified by a Los Angeles Police Department spokeswoman as Jeffrey Umoye, 28, of the Los Angeles area.

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FOOTBALL: In his 15th NFL season, Aaron Rodgers is trying something new. He is wearing a play-calling, cheat-sheet wristband on his left arm for the Green Bay Packers’ home opener against the Minnesota Vikings. It’s speed-dating for football, a way to speed up the process of adapting to the offense and calls in firstyear coach Matt LaFleur. For the first time as a starter, Rodgers is working to get in sync with a coach not named Mike McCarthy.

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HOCKEY: National Hockey League players announced Monday they will not opt out of the collective bargaining agreement, guaranteeing labor peace until at least 2022. The NHL Players’ Association announced its decision just before the deadline to trigger its opt-out clause. Not terminating the CBA is a positive sign that negotiations are progressing toward an extension.