THE HOT CORNER

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PRO HOCKEY: The Boston Bruins have signed forward David Pastrnak to an eight-year contract extension that will pay him $90 million — the sixth-largest deal in NHL history. The deal locks up one of the league’s MVP candidates through the 2030-31 season for $11.25 million a season. He had been eligible to become a free agent after this season. Pastrnak is second in the league this season with 42 goals, adding 38 assists while leading Boston to the best record in the NHL.

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The Ottawa Senators have acquired defenseman Jakob Chychrun in a trade with the Arizona Coyotes. The Senators sent three draft picks, including a conditional firstround pick, to Arizona in a deal struck two days before the NHL’S trade deadline. Chychrun had been scratched for trade-related reasons since Feb. 11.

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL:

Lindsay Whalen resigned as Minnesota women’s basketball coach after a third straight losing season. Whalen is considered the greatest player in the program’s history and was hired five years ago with no previous coaching experience. The Gophers’ 11-19 season ended with a first-round loss to Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday.

PRO FOOTBALL: New Orleans

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Saints running back Alvin Kamara and three other men have pleaded not guilty in Nevada to charges they beat a man unconscious at a Las Vegas nightclub before the 2022 Pro Bowl. Kamara appeared with Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Chris Lammons and two other defendants in court Thursday.

PRO SOCCER: Milwaukee Bucks 5 star Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nashville Predators forward Filip Forsberg have joined the ownership group of Major League Soccer’s Nashville SC, it was announced Thursday.