THE HOT CORNER

1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL: North Carolina hired former Cleveland Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens as its run-game coordinator and tight ends coach. The school announced the hiring Tuesday, with Kitchens named to replace John Lilly after Lilly joined Frank Reich’s staff with the NFL’S Panthers. Kitchens spent 16 seasons in the NFL ranks, leading the Browns to a 6-10 record as head coach in 2019.

2 PRO BASEBALL: Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow is expected to miss six to eight weeks because of a left oblique strain. The 29-year-old right-hander was hurt while throwing batting practice Monday. He rejoined the Rays rotation last September after missing nearly 14 months because of Tommy John surgery.

3 PRO BASEBALL: San Diego Allstar 3 pitcher Joe Musgrove will be sidelined for at least two weeks after breaking his left big toe in a weight room accident, putting in question whether he will be ready for the start of the season. A 30-year-old right-hander, Musgrove went 10-7 with a 2.93 ERA last season and is starting a $100 million, five-year contract.

4 PRO HOCKEY: K’andre Miller of the New York Rangers has been suspended three games for unsportsmanlike conduct for spitting at Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty. The NHL’S department of player safety announced the suspension Tuesday following a hearing with Miller, who will also forfeit $15,000 in salary.

5 OBITUARY: Bob Richards, a two-time Olympic pole vault gold medalist who also became an ordained minister, died Sunday. He was 97. USA Track and Field confirmed his death. Richards competed at the 1948, ’52 and ’56 Olympics in the pole vault. He was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 1983 and also appeared on a box of Wheaties cereal.