THE HOT CORNER

1 PRO BASEBALL: The Houston Astros beat Kyle Tucker in arbitration, and the All-star outfielder will make $5 million rather than his $7.5 million request. The $2.5 million gap between Tucker and the Astros matched the largest among 33 players who exchanged proposed salaries with their teams last month. The 26-year-old Tucker hit .257 with 30 homers, a careerbest 107 RBIS and 25 stolen bases last year. He also won a Gold Glove.

PRO BASEBALL:

Free-agent

2 pitcher Sonny Vargas was suspended for 110 games following a positive test for Boldenone, his second positive test for a performance-enhancing substance under baseball’s minor league drug program. Vargas was suspended for 60 games March 4 for a positive test for Stanozolol.

SOCCER:

UEFA gave $214,000 3 on Friday to help relief work after the earthquake in Turkey, the country that will host the Champions League final in June. The European soccer body also pledged to organize more fundraising activities in the days leading up to the final June 10 in Istanbul.

SOCCER:

Diego Cocca, 50, was

4 presented Friday as Mexico’s new national coach, replacing Gerardo “Tata” Martino, who failed to make it out of the group stage at the 2022 World Cup. It was the first time Mexico hadn’t advanced to the round of 16 since 1978.

PRO TENNIS: John Isner extended 5 his record by winning his 499th career tiebreaker, advancing to the quarterfinals of his hometown Dallas Open with a 6-3, 7-6 (1) victory over Daniel Altmaier on Thursday. Isner won the final seven points after falling behind 1-0 in the tiebreaker. Top-seeded American Taylor Fritz joined Isner, a former UGA standout, in the quarters with a 7-6 (5), 6-4 victory over wild-card entry Jack Sock of the United States.