The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

THE HOT CORNER

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Texas

1 more than doubled interim coach Rodney Terry’s annual salary to $1.2 million as he leads the No. 5 Longhorns after the midseason firing of Chris Beard. Texas (19-4, 8-3) leads the Big 12 Conference, which it hasn’t won since 2008.

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Ghana’s

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Christian Atsu is missing after the earthquake in Turkey, his club and agent said, following earlier reports that he was rescued from the rubble of a building. Atsu’s well-being and whereabout­s are unknown. Aydin Toksoz, deputy head of Hatayspor soccer club, said club sporting director Taner Savut was also missing after the earthquake struck Turkey and Syria. The earthquake has killed more than 20,000 people, with that number expected to rise. Atsu, 31, previously played for English clubs Chelsea and Newcastle.

4 COLLEGE BASKETBALL:

AUTO RACING: Katherine Legge will attempt to qualify for her third Indianapol­is 500 this year — her first Indycar race since 2013 — in a car fielded by Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. Legge is one of only nine women to compete in the Indy 500.

PRO SOCCER:

TRACK AND FIELD: Anti-doping authoritie­s seek a six-year ban against four-time NCAA champion Divine Oduduru of Nigeria, whose alleged cheating was uncovered in the first case brought by U.S. authoritie­s under a sweeping law designed to combat widespread doping schemes across the globe. The Athletics Integrity Unit, which oversees anti-doping in global track, said the sprinter, who ran for Texas Tech, has been provisiona­lly suspended for possession and use or attempted use of multiple prohibited substances.

PRO TENNIS: Former player

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Younes Rachidi of Morocco was banned for life after being found guilty of 135 match-fixing offenses — the highest number by one person detected in the sport, the Internatio­nal Tennis Integrity Agency said.

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