THE HOT CORNER

1 PRO BASEBALL: Catcher Max Stassi agreed to a $17.5 million, three-year deal to stay with the Los Angeles Angels. The club announced the deal Thursday with Stassi, the Angels’ backstop since 2019. The new deal supersedes the one-year agreement reached Tuesday between the Angels and Stassi. Stassi will make $3 million in 2022, $7 million in 2023 and $7 million in 2024. The contract also includes a $7.5 million club option for 2025 or a $500,000 buyout.

PRO BASEBALL: The Toronto

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Blue Jays traded outfielder Randal Grichuk and just over $9.7 million to the Colorado Rockies on Thursday for outfielder Raimel Tapia and minor league infielder Adrian Pinto. Grichuk hit .241 with 22 homers and 81 RBIS in 149 games last season. The cash will offset a little more than half the $18.7 million Grichuk is owed over the final two seasons of his $52 million, five-year contract.

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL:

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Umass hired Frank Martin as its coach Friday. Martin, 56, takes over from Matt Mccall, who was fired this month after going 5881 over five seasons in Amherst. Martin arrives following his dismissal from South Carolina last week after 10 seasons and just one NCAA appearance with the Gamecocks.

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UCLA assistant coach Michael Lewis will take over Ball State’s program once the Bruins complete their NCAA Tournament run. Ball State Athletic Director Beth Goetz announced Friday she had hired Lewis to replace James Whitford, who was fired after going 131-148 in 10 seasons.

CURLING: A COVID-19

5 outbreak on the Japanese team at the women’s curling world championships in Prince George, British Columbia, forced them to compete one player down in one match and forfeit another Friday.