THE HOT CORNER

1 PRO BASKETBALL: Ja Morant received a standing ovation from the Memphis crowd when he arrived courtside just before tipoff Monday night in his return from an eight-game NBA suspension. It’s unclear exactly when the two-time All-star guard will play, but he could return tonight. Morant first stepped away from the team March 4, hours after he livestreamed himself on Instagram displaying a gun at strip club in Colorado. The Grizzlies said March 8 that Morant would be sidelined for four more games.

PRO FOOTBALL: The Tennessee 2

Titans agreed to terms Monday on a contract with free-agent cornerback Sean Murphy-bunting. Murphy-bunting was a secondround pick in 2019 by Tampa Bay and played a key role in helping the Buccaneers win the Super Bowl in his second season. Murphybunting played 53 games with 36 starts in four years in Tampa Bay.

PRO FOOTBALL: Joshua Dobbs is 3 back with the Browns as a backup. The free-agent quarterback, who spent most of last season with Cleveland, agreed Monday to a one-year contract and will be the team’s No. 2 quarterback behind Deshaun Watson next season.

PRO SOCCER: Erling Haaland 4 has left Norway’s training camp because of a groin injury and will miss the team’s upcoming European Championship qualifying games, the national federation said Tuesday. Haaland scored three goals for Manchester City in the FA Cup quarterfinals against Burnley on Saturday, raising his total to a club-record 42 this season.

PRO SOCCER: Roy Hodgson is

5 back in the Premier League at age 75. Crystal Palace turned to the former England coach to keep the team in the lucrative top division, announcing his return to the club Tuesday as the replacement for the fired Patrick Vieira. Hodgson’s deal only runs until the end of the season.