HOT CORNER

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PRO FOOTBALL: The Seattle Seahawks signed veteran defensive lineman Mario Edwards on Monday, continuing their offseason remodel on the defensive side of the ball. A former second-round pick of the Raiders in 2015, Edwards has played for five teams previously. He spent last season with Tennessee where he played in 13 games and started seven. Edwards also played for Oakland, New Orleans, Chicago and the New York Giants during his career, appearing in 99 games overall with 32 starts. Edwards reached agreement with Seattle last week but didn’t sign his deal until Monday.

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HORSE RACING: A horse died Sunday after a race at Churchill Downs, making it the eighth fatality in recent weeks at the home of the Kentucky Derby. Rio Moon “suffered a catastrophic injury to his left foreleg a few strides after the wire,” according to notes in the Equibase chart for the sixth race. The 3-yearold colt ridden by Martin Garcia was euthanized, the chart said. Rio Moon was trained by Dale Romans.

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PRO SOCCER: AC Milan will likely have its top player back for the second leg of the Champions League semifinals today. Winger Rafael Leão was out with a right thigh problem when Milan lost the opening leg 2-0 to city rival Inter Milan last week.“if today’s training goes OK, Leão will start,”milan coach Stefano Pioli said Monday. Leão was named Serie A’s most valuable player when Milan won the Italian league last year. He was also instrumental when Milan eliminated Napoli in the quarterfinals.

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PRO SOCCER: On-loan Manchester United midfielder Marcel Sabitzer has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee injury. The Premier League club says the Austria international has sustained meniscal damage. Sabitzer joined from Bayern Munich on a shortterm deal in January. He will not be able to recover from his injury in time to play in any of United’s final three Premier League games or the FA Cup final next month.

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OBITUARY: Doyle Brunson, one of the most influential poker players of all time and a twotime world champion, died Sunday, according to his agent. Brunson was 89. Brunson, called the Godfather of Poker and also known as “Texas Dolly,”won 10 World Series of Poker tournaments — second only to Phil Hellmuth’s 16. He also captured world championships in 1976 and 1977 and was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 1988.